Empathy

THIS IS IT! This is the chapter where we will be bogging with Mr. Pink. In this chapter, Mr. Pink argues that the ability to empathize with others is becoming a big skill because it is the one thing that people can do that computers can’t. This is especially important for doctors and nurses, because their job is beginning to rely on this.

Here are my portfolio activities results. I did a bunch of his suggested online tests, and I posted my results on a word document

What I can draw from these results is that I can detect emotions pretty darn well, the problem is I just don’t care. I try to be an even keeled person, just because I've found that it's much easier to deal with problems when you’re not emotionally involved. Using a metaphor, making a decision while being emotionally is like going through a dimly lit labyrinth. It feels good, but occasionally you will miss options that are not so visible. Now, making decisions without becoming emotionally involved is like going through that same labyrinth with night vision goggles on. Unless you deliberately don't look for a choice, you will usually, 99.9% percent of the time, find all of the possible options. So, maybe I need to put myself in other people’s shoes more to understand where they are coming from, and therefore retain a greater understanding of the message they're trying to get across.

Overall, I think empathy is defiantly one of the most important senses for people squaring off against computers for their jobs. I think it is also my weakest sense, making it the one that needs the most scrutiny.