Describe the empathy circuit as it is shown in the YouTube clip below, and then try this activity and write your reflections.
Strengthening your empathy circuits:
• Imagine someone in your life who recently upset or angered you just enough to have had a lasting impact.
• On a scale of 1-10, how distressed do you feel thinking about this situation?
• Using your imagination, try to understand their point of view and the context of their lives that might influence how they approach situations differently to you.
• Rate your level of distress again. Has it changed?
Kornbluth, J. (2020, July 25th). Citizen Brain: The empathy circuit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_732-H1CUY
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