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Reading - lots of philosophy, sociology, economics, even some theology - anything that triggers my neurons HIIT, 10ks, resistance training, Yoga Mindfulness a
by grobbie 5y ago
Reading - lots of philosophy, sociology, economics, even some theology - anything that triggers my neurons
HIIT, 10ks, resistance training, Yoga
Mindfulness and meditation
Painting and drawing, visiting art galleries
Weekend travel
Playing musical instruments very badly
Similarly started feeling that I was overdosing on tech and becoming a bore with too little perspective and a lack of emotional empathy, so I made a big effort to balance out my life. But the struggle is real and ongoing : )
- zachrip 5y agoWhich do you feel had the most impact on growing empathy?
- grobbie 5y agoI would say mindfulness is perhaps the biggest empathy amplifier, but it is reading that has the biggest empathy growth impact for me. Reading feeds my empathy by helping me to build and maintain a broad perspective; practising mindfulness helps me to apply it. Many say that even reading pulp fiction can help to build empathy, so you probably need not read philosophers and economists if that's deterring to you; I can't personally testify to that though because fiction doesn't really hold my interest.