Empathy and perspective taking: How social skills are built

Re:Empathy and perspective taking: How social skills are built by bawolff on Saturday November 14, 2020 @06:13PM (#25096575)

I actually don't think this is true. I've met lots of people who are self-deluding or don't conciously recognize their own patterns. We all have a story we tell about ourselves, but it often isn't the true story.

That said, i don't think any of that conflicts with learning to empathisize with others. Understanding yourself is just as important as understanding other people. Personally i suspect they are related skills.

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Re:Empathy and perspective taking: How social skills are built by snazz on Saturday November 14, 2020 @10:57PM (#25098119)

Hmm. That’s a valid point. I wasn’t thinking from that perspective, but your thoughts make sense. I came at it from the angle of arguing your own side in a disagreement with someone—that’s what I associate with perspective-taking. But the idea of misleading yourself with a fake story is another facet I failed to consider.

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