The Science of Empathy
Why you can’t fake it
4 min readFeb 17, 2022
Empathy is a tough one, so let me help you crack the code.
Empathy ≠ I know how you feel.
Empathy ≠ I can imagine how I would feel in your situation.
Empathy ≠ I am making sympathetic faces and sounds so you know I know how you feel.