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Self-absorption in all its forms kills empathy, let alone compassion. When we focus on ourselves, our world contracts as our problems and preoccupations loom large. But when we focus on others, our world expands. Our own problems drift to the periphery of the mind and so seem smaller, and we increase our capacity for connection—or compassionate action.

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Daniel Goleman, PhD, is an American psychologist, author, and speaker specializing in the brain and behavioral sciences. He is best known for developing and popularizing the concept of emotional intelligence (EQ).

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FindCenter Quotes ImageIt may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for a bird to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageWe live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship.

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Compassion