G on empathy "Empathy is nothing more than being…
G on empathy "Empathy is nothing more than being aware of something and then caring about it" we all so it when we worry about an obvious reaction like crying
— from The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy)
In the book
Empathy. If awe connects you to the world, empathy connects you to the people in it — and I will tell you plainly that it was the single greatest engine of whatever success I have had. The simplest definition is the best: empathy is being aware of something and then caring about it. It begins with one question — what would I want if I were in their shoes? There are really two kinds working together: cognitive empathy, which lets you understand how the other person thinks and sees the situation, and emotional empathy, which lets you feel what they feel because, through a kind of brain-to-brain resonance, you actually feel a version of it yourself. — The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy)