By Katrina Schwartz – Many people believe that life is a zero-sum game and that the most ruthless people get the furthest. But Jamil Zaki, a Stanford psychologist and author of The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World, says there’s a lot of evidence to the contrary.

“It turns out that nice guys finish first in lots of different ways,” Zaki said on KQED’s Forum program. And, when people are nice, they not only help others, but they help themselves as well. Empathetic people are generally happier, healthier and more effective at work. And, acting from a place of empathy, he argues, could be just what the world needs at this moment, when division has become the norm.  More here.

1 thought on “Why Intentionally Building Empathy Is More Important Now Than Ever (+ a Terrific TEDx Talk)

  1. Thank you we need reminders of kindness every day.
    Kindness often opens the Heart to mutual respect and friendship .

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