The Laws of Human Nature
Empathy disrupts negative cycles of mimesis. A person who is able to empathize can enter into the experience of another person and share her thoughts and feelings without necessarily sharing her desires.
Luke Burgis • Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life
Regardless of your individual goals, the key is to make it “all about them.”
Robin K. Dreeke • It's Not All About "Me": The Top Ten Techniques for Building Quick Rapport with Anyone
She who only looks inward will find only chaos, and she who looks outward with the eyes of critical judgment will find only flaws. But she who looks with the eyes of compassion and understanding will see complex souls, suffering and soaring, navigating life as best they can.
David Brooks • How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
Rigid stories about others often come up in interpersonal conflict. When we get stuck in judgments that another person is "irrational" or "misinformed," we lose touch with who they are as whole, complex human beings.