Thinking about other people's emotions vs. actually feeling them Reviewed by Rachel Goldman, PhD, FTOS We generally think of empathy as the capacity to imagine ourselves in another person's shoes.

You might recall President Bill Clinton's famous quote, "I feel your pain." It suggested that he had empathy and it made him seem more human and in touch with his constituents. Did he really mean it?

Anti-intelligence, in this sense, isn’t the absence of thought or care; it’s their mechanical perfection. It’s empathy ...

Compassion is borne out of a sense of empathy — the ability to understand and share the feelings of others. Studies on empathy show it to be crucial to quality healthcare and not just for patients. In ...

"If you feel too much, you lose your ability to be compassionate," Dlugos said. "Compassion has to be blended with wisdom and ...

In the upper echelons of corporate leadership, those who see their careers skyrocket to the top of the corporate ladder often possess a unique and significant quality: empathy. As an executive ...

Nine out of 10 consumers want brands to show empathy through their behavior, while 82% of CEOs believe empathy contributes to a company’s financial performance — but nearly half of all employees and ...

People tend to think of empathy or caring about other people's feelings as a good thing, but in some conservative circles, there's a growing chorus of voices arguing that empathy could be bad.