“In a very real sense we have two minds, one that thinks and one that feels”

“Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion. When we focus on ourselves, our world contracts as our problems and preoccupations loom large. But when we focus on others, our...”

“The argument has long been made that we humans are by nature compassionate and empathic despite the occasional streak of meanness, but torrents of bad news throughout history have contradicted that...”

“A little girl who finds a puzzle frustrating might ask her busy mother (or teacher) for help. The child gets one message if her mother expresses clear pleasure at the request and quite another if m...”

“People tend to become more emotionally intelligent as they age and mature.”

“The emotional brain responds to an event more quickly than the thinking brain.”