As a counterpoint to what nickysielicki wrote, I read this book when I was 13-14 and it helped me develop a sense of empathy. Thoroughly second this recommendat

As a counterpoint to what nickysielicki wrote, I read this book when I was 13-14 and it helped me develop a sense of empathy. Thoroughly second this recommendation. For anybody who reads this and think the advice sounds phony, the key with all of it is to be genuinely interested in the other person. This is hard to fake and even otherwise unassuming people might be more interesting than you'd think at first glance.