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> I think it's human nature to overstate the difficulty of one's profession? I think there's actually some speculation it's the opposite. I realize there is a
by rifung 11y ago
> I think it's human nature to overstate the difficulty of one's profession?
I think there's actually some speculation it's the opposite. I realize there is a lot that's not yet understood, but it seems to point in that direction. See: https://hbr.org/2015/10/its-harder-to-empathize-with-people-if-youve-been-in-their-shoes https://hbr.org/2015/10/its-harder-to-empathize-with-people-...
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First, people generally have difficulty accurately recalling just how difficult a past aversive experience was. Though we may remember that a past experience was painful, stressful, or emotionally trying, we tend to underestimate just how painful that experience felt in the moment. This phenomenon is called an “empathy gap.”
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