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Chapter 07
Empathy

“Empathy is the ability to imagine yourself in someone else’s position and to intuit what that person is feeling. It is the ability to stand in other’s shoes, to see with their eyes, and to feel with their hearts”.

Daniel Pink describes the work of Paul Ekman, who compared how people around the World interpreted different facial expressions. He came to the conclusion that, no matter where they were, or what background they had, their interpretation was similar.

He then gives examples of how Empathy can help the medical profession and patients.

Chapter 08
Play

To start the Chapter, Pink introduces us to Madan Kataria, the doctor who started the Laughter Clubs. People gather in groups to just laugh. The benefits, according to Kataria, are numerous.

He then tells us of the benefits of video gaming. Contrary to many ill informed opinions, playing games is a great stimulant for the right brain, and is helpful in all sorts of activities, including work.

Humor also plays an increasingly bigger role in today’s society, and is being taken less “seriously”.

Towards the end of the chapter, Pink advises us to find and join a Laughter Club, to learn and play more games, to get in the habit of dissecting jokes, and to play Right-Brain games.

This is part of a series of posts I’m doing while reading Daniel Pink’s book A Whole New Mind.

“The measure of a man”, by Sidney Poitier.
I’ve almost finished reading it. He tells us about his life and work, the challenges he faced, and the lessons learned. You may not agree with all his positions, but it’s a book sure worth reading. Inspiring. Oh, and Oprah liked it

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On 23 January, the date of my last post, I started a new adventure. Maybe that’s why it was my last post until today. It’s a course on “Performing Arts Management” (loosely translated). I have plans to refer to it in more detail over at Jazzlist, my other blog. This is to say that my time has been cut even shorter. As if I didn’t have enough activity already. But one can’t stop moving!
Ah.. I’m also having Japanese lessons. And I’m also making plans to make it to @media 2006. Anyone else is going?