Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Do you ever feel selfish for not caring enough or showing less empathy? Here’s ...

Deep in the heart of busy season, probably the last thing on your mind is feeling empathy for your clients when they've been procrastinating and are so disorganized. But in an increasingly competitive ...

When you think of a person who fits the definition of psychopath, you undoubtedly imagine someone who, in addition to lacking remorse, is incapable of ordinary human empathy. This assumption is so ...

Ms. Kadish is the author of the novel “The Weight of Ink.” “Write down a phrase you find abhorrent — something you yourself would never say.” My students looked startled, but they cooperated. They ...

More precisely, empathy is the capacity to put yourself into someone else’s position; to understand or feel what they’re experiencing. An early 20C English coinage, it derives from the Greek ἐμπάθεια ...

Love is defined differently by everyone. For many, love is a feeling of deep connectedness. For others, love is an elusive prize that needs to be contained and controlled. One version may elicit joy ...