re: "I rate lowly on empathy scoring tests on the Internet" I think the key is to ask questions from a caring perspective. Don't disguise advice as a question,

re: "I rate lowly on empathy scoring tests on the Internet" I think the key is to ask questions from a caring perspective. Don't disguise advice as a question, but focus on helping the other person get clarity on their situation. It's symptom elicitation and constraint identification. Don't diagnose and don't prescribe, just help them get clarity. See https://www.skmurphy.com/blog/2015/09/25/asking-questions-from-a-caring-perspective/ https://www.skmurphy.com/blog/2015/09/25/asking-questions-fr... and https://www.skmurphy.com/blog/2015/07/05/a-serious-conversation-can-change-your-life/ https://www.skmurphy.com/blog/2015/07/05/a-serious-conversat...