Give and Take

Selfish Versus Otherish

July 20, 2015July 20, 2015 by candacemoody

It might be easy to assume that self- interest and interest in others’ well-being would be at opposite ends of a spectrum, but that turned out not to be true.

Why Empathy Matters

April 29, 2015June 8, 2015 by candacemoody

Empathy, or the ability to put yourself in another person’s place, to imagine what they feel, is one of the most important features of civilized people. Without empathy, we get bullying, violence, and “victimless” crimes. Lack of empathy is one of the definitive symptoms that separate a sociopath from the rest of us. Empathy matters.

March 2, 2015February 27, 2015 by candacemoody

Grant writes “Being a Giver who enjoys helping others can be inefficient in the short run but surprisingly productive in the long run.”