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In this masterpiece, Jamil Zaki weaves together the very latest science with stories that will stay in your heart forever. -Angela Duckworth, author of Grit Don't miss Jamil Zaki's TED Talk, We're experiencing an empathy shortage, but we can fix it together, online now. Empathy is in short supply. We struggle to understand people who aren't like us, but find it easy to hate them. Studies show that we are less caring than we were even thirty years ago. In 2006, Barack Obama said that the United States was suffering from an empathy deficit. Since then, things seem to have only gotten worse. It doesn't have to be this way. In this groundbreaking book, Jamil Zaki shares cutting-edge research, including experiments from his own lab, showing that empathy is not a fixed trait-something we're born with or not-but rather a skill that can be strengthened through effort. He also tells the stories of people who embody this new perspective, fighting for kindness in the most difficult of circumstances. We meet a former neo-Nazi who is now helping to extract people from hate groups, ex-prisoners discussing novels with the judge who sentenced them, Washington police officers changing their culture to decrease violence among their ranks, and NICU nurses fine-tuning their empathy so that they don't succumb to burnout. Written with clarity and passion, The War for Kindness is an inspiring call to action. The future may depend on whether we accept the challenge. Praise for The War for Kindness A wide-ranging practical guide to making the world better. -NPR Relating anecdotes and test cases from his fellow researchers, news events and the imaginary world of literature and entertainment, Zaki makes a vital case for 'fighting for kindness.' . . . If he's right-and after reading The War for Kindness, you'll probably think so-Zaki's work is right on time. -San Francisco Chronicle In this landmark book, Jamil Zaki gives us a revolutionary perspective on empathy: Empathy can be developed, and, when it is, people, relationships, organizations, and cultures are changed. -Carol Dweck, author of Mindset

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In this landmark book, Jamil Zaki gives us a revolutionary perspective on empathy: Empathy can be developed, and, when it is, people, relationships, organizations, and cultures are changed. Scientific, gripping, groundbreaking, and hopeful, The War for Kindness is the message for our times. --Carol Dweck, author of Mindset In a time when it seems empathy is a lost cause and compassion is a dying art, it may not be too late to revive the better angels of our nature. Jamil Zaki is one of the brightest lights in psychology, and in this gripping book he shows that kindness is not a sign of weakness but a source of strength. --Adam Grant, author of Give and Take and Originals In this masterpiece, Jamil Zaki weaves together the very latest science with stories that will stay in your heart forever. If you'd like the world to be a kinder place, starting with your own capacity for empathy, read The War for Kindness. You'll never be the same. --Angela Duckworth, author of Grit Beautifully written and deeply felt, The War for Kindness is an outstanding scientific analysis of our species' best and last hope for survival--our unique ability to care about each other. --Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness

In this landmark book, Jamil Zaki gives us a revolutionary perspective on empathy: Empathy can be developed, and, when it is, people, relationships, organizations, and cultures are changed. Scientific, gripping, groundbreaking, and hopeful, The War for Kindness is the message for our times. --Carol Dweck, Stanford University, author of Mindset In a time when it seems empathy is a lost cause and compassion is a dying art, it may not be too late to revive the better angels of our nature. Jamil Zaki is one of the brightest lights in psychology, and in this gripping book he shows that kindness is not a sign of weakness but a source of strength. --Adam Grant, author of Give and Take, Originals, and Option B (with Sheryl Sandberg) Beautifully written and deeply felt, The War for Kindness is an outstanding scientific analysis of our species' best and last hope for survival--our unique ability to care about each other. --Daniel Gilbert, Harvard University, author of Stumbling on Happiness

In this landmark book, Jamil Zaki gives us a revolutionary perspective on empathy: Empathy can be developed, and, when it is, people, relationships, organizations, and cultures are changed. Scientific, gripping, groundbreaking, and hopeful, The War for Kindness is the message for our times. --Carol Dweck, author of Mindset In a time when it seems empathy is a lost cause and compassion is a dying art, it may not be too late to revive the better angels of our nature. Jamil Zaki is one of the brightest lights in psychology, and in this gripping book he shows that kindness is not a sign of weakness but a source of strength. --Adam Grant, author of Give andTake and Originals Beautifully written and deeply felt, The War for Kindness is an outstanding scientific analysis of our species' best and last hope for survival--our unique ability to care about each other. --Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness

In this landmark book, Jamil Zaki gives us a revolutionary perspective on empathy: Empathy can be developed, and, when it is, people, relationships, organizations, and cultures are changed. Scientific, gripping, groundbreaking, and hopeful, The War for Kindness is the message for our times. --Carol Dweck, Stanford University, author of Mindset In a time when it seems empathy is a lost cause and compassion is a dying art, it may not be too late to revive the better angels of our nature. Jamil Zaki is one of the brightest lights in psychology, and in this gripping book he shows that kindness is not a sign of weakness but a source of strength. --Adam Grant, author of Give and Take, Originals, and Option B (with Sheryl Sandberg)

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Jamil Zaki is a professor of psychology at Stanford University and the director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Laboratory. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic.

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