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Empathy is useful, but also a hindrance. I don't-want- to tell you your product is crap, your market is non-existent, your strategy is flawed, you are a terribl
by bruce511 3y ago
Empathy is useful, but also a hindrance. I don't-want- to tell you your product is crap, your market is non-existent, your strategy is flawed, you are a terrible manager, your hard work is on things that don't matter, because you're a human and I have empathy.
But sometimes the advice you really really need is not platitudes that make you feel better, but hard hitting truths that (as a side effect) may make you feel useless.
-Good advice- that applies to your specific context, is hard to find. But it is invaluable.
- giantg2 3y agoThat's still empathy because your catering to their true needs and not just their ego.
- bruce511 3y agoIs it -empathy- though? I suppose I can deliver it in an empathetic way, but I'm not sure telling someone bad news straight will win empathetic points with observers. The truth hurts sometimes, and empathy makes us want to soften that hurt. But advice is valuable if it's right, not just kind. Of course its also possible to deliver good advice in such a noxious way that it's impossible to take seriously.