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GRANTED: A more nuanced view of empathy, confidence, and culture fit

Adam Grant · 1 Dec 2019

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Empathy for your own group is worth little if it leads you to devalue other groups; you can care about people's feelings without sharing them.

It doesn't matter how much empathy you feel for your group if it leads you to devalue other groups. We need more rational compassion: reflective concern for people different from us. You don't have to share their feelings to care about their feelings.

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  1. It doesn't matter how much empathy you feel for your group if it leads you to devalue other groups. We need more rational compassion: reflective concern for people different from us. You don't have to share their feelings to care about their feelings.

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