#Empathy

After sleeping on it, this morning I realised a few things about our #EndSARS protest.#Thread.1. There was a certain naivety about the protests. We thought that by appealing to
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White friends. We can't be sure what's going to happen in the US election, but it's a good bet that even more harm is about to come than before, &
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"The world does not revolve around you."I don’t know who else needs to hear this, but I certainly do. There are days when I am almost paralyzed because of what
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Teams often neglect to take into account customer value when making product decisions. I believe there are 3 reasons. A thread on what they are and how to overcome them.
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Since the lockdown, I've had many conversations with young people (on Insta lives, podcasts, talks, etc), and one of the most asked questions, unsurprisingly, has been: How does one tackle
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Everyone claims there is some clear distinction between "empathy" and "sympathy", but no two English speakers can agree on what the distinction is. I'm coming out as a skeptic. See,
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Dear White People,I need you all to listen for a moment, ok? From one white man to the rest of the white delegation:SHUT. THE. FUCK. UP. I feel that it’s
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Children have always been comfortable with me. This despite my large frame. There are two reasons for this. I don't make two mistakes which most of the people make when
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THREAD: Early stage investors: I talk to many African tech founders on the continent. One common pattern I found was some of the investors in these businesses need a lot
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Independent, materialistic, self-centered is how I would describe Kugisaki Nobara. Among the main trio, I believe she's the one who is most similar to Gojo in terms of personality in
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I want to start a conversation about the delicate art of death notifications, specifically in the time of COVID. It is something I take pride in doing well, with empathy
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Even the best college journalists make bad calls. I made plenty. Thankfully, there was no Twitter to sneer at me for not "getting it." Empathy isn't just something we ought
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THREAD: Lockdown has inspired community. The reason so much solidarity has been unleashed is not simply because we are naturally wired to empathise. That is not enough for what we
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Single people without kids: your thoughts and feelings throughout this pandemic are valid. You can have empathy for people with kids without putting up with ‘well, you obviously don’t have
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More thoughts about the GTiCP: Saw another tweet yesterday about the need for the "facts" to make up their mind. A couple of things on how facts have been used
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What truly bothers me about so many people saying "reach out to someone" and "you're loved" yeah great and all but have you thought that for a few of us
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