Overview
Empathy is in short supply. We struggle to understand people who arenāt like us, but find it easy to hate them. Studies show that we are less caring than we were even thirty years ago. In 2006, Barack Obama said that the United States was suffering from an āempathy deficit.ā Since then, things seem to have only gotten worse.Ā
It doesnāt have to be this way. In this groundbreaking book, Jamil Zaki shares cutting-edge research, including experiments from his own lab, showing that empathy is not a fixed traitāsomething weāre born with or notābut rather a skill that can be strengthened through effort. He also tells the stories of people who embody this new perspective, fighting for kindness in the most difficult of circumstances. We meet a former neo-Nazi who is now helping to extract people from hate groups, ex-prisoners discussing novels with the judge who sentenced them, Washington police officers changing their culture to decrease violence among their ranks, and NICU nurses fine-tuning their empathy so that they donāt succumb to burnout.
Written with clarity and passion,Ā The War for KindnessĀ is an inspiring call to action. The future may depend on whether we accept the challenge.
Praise forĀ The War for Kindness
āA wide-ranging practical guide to making the world better.āāNPR
āRelating anecdotes and test cases from his fellow researchers, news events and the imaginary world of literature and entertainment, Zaki makes a vital case for āfighting for kindness.āĀ .Ā .Ā . If heās rightāand after reading The War for Kindness, youāll probably think soāZakiās work is right on time.ā āSan Francisco Chronicle
āIn this landmark book, Jamil Zaki gives us a revolutionary perspective on empathy: Empathy can be developed, and, when it is, people, relationships, organizations, and cultures are changed.āāCarol Dweck, author ofĀ Mindset
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