maia comments on Most transferable skills? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: bramflakes 11 May 2012 10:06:18PM 3 points [-]

Empathy.

Comment author: maia 12 May 2012 12:15:14AM 1 point [-]

How do you train empathy? I am at a loss.

Comment author: EE43026F 12 May 2012 12:22:26AM 2 points [-]

Maybe there are tips to be found here : http://lesswrong.com/lw/6tb/developing_empathy/

Comment author: makeswell 14 December 2012 06:07:57AM 0 points [-]

Compassion meditation is one way. Check out the methods section of this article for a description of the meditation and the pictures to see how the brain looks during meditation and the conclusion to hear about how this type of meditation effects the areas of the brain responsible for detecting emotion in oneself and others and understanding other's mindsets.