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This is a wonderful short article about empathy… which really is everything!
How we connect with others especially under stress can help us cope and see things differently, giving us a different perspective. What this article did not discuss was the type of stress tested. Men may become more self-centered if stress is piled up at work but may talk to their wives or partners and be more pro-social if the stress is family related.
Either way, how we relate to stress gives us an opportunity to grow and learn from what works and what doesn’t.
Empathy is Everything — Stress undermines empathic abilities in men but increases them in women: “