###### 🔑 We need both Compassion and Empathy [[💡 Empathy|Empathy]] is one of the most powerful tools of [[☀️ Compassion]]. They aren’t in competition, and [[💡 Black-and-White Thinking|it isn’t either/or — it’s both/and]]. The most effective approach to meaningful [[☀️ Connection|connection]] combines compassion with [[💡 Empathy#Cognitive Empathy|cognitive empathy]].[^1] | [[☀️ Compassion]] | [[💡 Empathy\|Empathy]] | | ---- | ---- | | Caring for others, with the desire to help | Resonating with others' suffering | | With distance and perspective | We feel our hurt, while they feel theirs | [^1]: [[📖 ✅ Atlas of the Heart (Show)]] Episode 5 [^1]: