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Hey there everyone. in the last few days I struck upon some thoughts about empathy and how it can be developed. About a year ago I would catagorzie myself as one of the least empathetic people I knew. I was heavy into philosophy, psychology, and freedom, but the topics really weren't connecting to...
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Hello All! To give everyone a bit of backgorund, I found FDR about six months ago, initially drawn in by the political and economic topics, but over the last three or four months I've expanded to the sections on interpersonal psychology and relationships. At this point I've gone through about...
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Hey all! My company allots $750 for each of us to take on a personal learning opportunity each year. (up to $375 for travel, and $375 for courses/materials) It is completely self chosen and does not have to align with your direct role. I am interested to see what suggestions anyone has on training, seminars...
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And we are yet again right back in the throes of the debate I believe lies at the very center of what FDR is about. It will come back to this topic again and again and again. It's once again the reason that I finally decided to join this forum primarily to post the "Born Evil?" thread ...
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Hello, This will be a somewhat long post, but I hope it will be worth the effort to read since it deals with areas that I believe are crucial. I wasn't sure what section it fits in best so I'm putting it here and if, after reading the whole thing and getting the jist of it, anyone sees a more...
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 09, 2012 A Case Study in Positive Commenting I recently felt very positive emotions when reading a comment response to my recent post [ What is With People These Days? - The Neutralization of Childhood ] which focused on John Gatto's article detailing the state of government schools...
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I am listening through the 900's at this point. I was struck by the power of thought correlating our reacations to contradiction and our abiliy to empathise with both ourselves and those arround us. I have transcribed the relevant passage, added my comments, and linked to the episode here: Reaction...
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Single minded devotion and a severe reaction to his opposite; a mini case study. Blog Post - Someone Who Can't Stand...Themselves? http://ow.ly/da7vp ...The story of this man intrigued me. Though we have never met, and I was only given a couple of paragraphs of description, the single mindedness...
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I just returned from a long weekend in NYC. Over the weekend my best friend, partner, and wife, Sharon, and I attened three shows and spent most of the time walking the non tourist parks and neighborhoods. (The northern end of Central Park and Riverside Park are both amazingly relaxing and beautiful...
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One thought which struck me while listening to some Porc Therapy back log when empathy and considering the feelings of others was brought up was this: To the extent that I don't show empathy or consider the feelings of others, is that because as a child I was always controlled, manipulated and coerced...