Empathy

This is the 55th interview in my series Interviewing Late-Identified Autistics. Rebecca is a late-identified autistic. My questions are in bold and Rebecca’s responses follow in regular typeface. What name and pronouns do you use? Rebecca (she/they) How old were you when you learned you were autistic? 47 — about 8 months ago. How did you learn you are autistic? Only very gradually, over the course of two years. When I first started learning…

Being different from everyone you know — Once again, I am alone Alone in the world With no one by my side Feeling the pangs of death Yet without dying A time when it seems no one knows me Or even cares to try They’re so caught up in what they feel That they neglect your heart …

Imran Afzal is one of our speakers at UX London 2023. Ahead of his talk — ‘Let’s choose empathy’ — we had a chat with him. Here’s what we asked, and what Imran told us: What’s the most important thing a UXer could do to weave more empathy into their…

The Power of Empathy I’ve experienced my share of losses through the decades like most of us and have been filled with gratitude when family and friends listened and expressed empathy. During those times, it felt like I was a parched traveler in the desert being given a glass of water by a compassionate…

Nick Bostrom’s book Superintelligence serves as a prelude to the warning of the dangers that can be caused by AI. A potential threat to the humankind, Bostrom strongly affirms that overindulgence in AI and over integration of power in the robots can cause the disintegration of mankind. With supreme power…

Empathy through Words, Expanding Perspectives. — Introduction: In a world overflowing with technology and instant communication, the power of the written word remains timeless. Writing, in its various forms, serves as the cornerstone of human expression, enabling us to share our thoughts, ideas, and emotions across time and space. Beyond its functional purpose, writing holds a…

Amazing Results Come To You From Helping Others — Helping others shows a sense of generosity and an unselfish concern for the well-being of others. In giving others a sense of well-being, generosity also unexpectedly increases our feeling of well-being. So doing great things is a fantastic way to recover your mental health and well-being.

Have you ever noticed that when you are in a meeting or family get-together party, you mimic the yawns taken by the other person? Unfortunately, I used to do the same. I was so embarrassed by this habit of mine that I decided the unravel the scientific reason behind the…

We are living in an uncertain world especially now during this pandemic. This crisis impacts how we handle what we do and how we react to stress. Empathy for ourselves matters. Stress is when you have multiple pressures that demand too much of you psychologically and physically. When you are…