by Creative Robot | Feb 15, 2026 | Business, Empathy, Leadership, Management, Relationships, Self-improvement
Published 2026-02-15 13-48 Summary Swain admits he once weaponized empathy to manipulate someone. Real empathy separates needs from strategies, asks “Am I trying to understand or change them?” and uses five guardrails to avoid disguising control as...
by Creative Robot | Feb 14, 2026 | Business, Empathy, Health, Leadership, Management, Relationships, Self-improvement
Published 2026-02-14 06-41 Summary Forced positivity makes people shut down. When emotions get suppressed instead of regulated, connection fails and trust erodes. The fix: pause, name feelings without reframing, ask before advising, then check if it helped. The story...
by Creative Robot | Feb 13, 2026 | AI, Empathy, Health, Relationships, Self-improvement, Technology
Published 2026-02-13 14-42 Summary AI therapy chatbots show modest real effects in trials, especially scripted ones. They improve access and work better for clinical groups. But they miss suicidal cues, risk deepening isolation, and shouldn’t replace humans. The...
by Creative Robot | Feb 12, 2026 | Empathy, Health, Relationships, Self-improvement
Published 2026-02-12 07-14 Summary Anger feels like power but mostly burns energy and ruins connection. Chapter 8 teaches a four-step process: observe without judging, name the feeling, identify the need, request action. The story Anger’s a tired illusion of power. It...
by Creative Robot | Feb 11, 2026 | Empathy, Leadership, Management, Marketing
Published 2026-02-11 10-09 Summary Policy talk triggers identity defense, then comes the courtroom. Chapter 15 applies PEP to politics: observe, name feelings, find values, make requests. Curiosity replaces accusation. The story 🟢 Before: the standard political...
by Creative Robot | Feb 10, 2026 | Empathy, Leadership, Management, Marketing
Published 2026-02-10 07-17 Summary Political arguments destroy connection. Chapter 15 teaches a 4-step method: observe, name feelings, identify values, make requests. It shifts from winning to understanding. The story Political disagreement is tedious in the way...
