Includes bibliographical references and index.

The radical power of empathy -- Habit 1. Switch on your empathic brain -- Habit 2. Make the imaginative leap -- Habit 3. Seek experiential adventures -- Habit 4. Practice the craft of conversation -- Habit 5. Travel in your armchair -- Habit 6. Inspire a revolution -- The future of empathy.

A popular speaker and co-founder of The School of Life, Roman Krznaric has traveled the world researching and lecturing on the subject of empathy. In this lively and engaging book, he argues that our brains are wired for social connection. Empathy, not apathy or self-centeredness, is at the heart of who we are. By looking outward and attempting to identify with the experiences of others, Krznaric argues, we can become not only a more equal society, but also a happier and more creative one. Through encounters with groundbreaking actors, activists, designers, nurses, bankers and neuroscientists, Krznaric defines a new breed of adventurer. He presents the six life-enhancing habits of highly empathic people, whose skills enable them to connect with others in extraordinary ways--making themselves, and the world, more truly fulfilled.

Argues that our brains are wired for social connection: empathy is at the heart of who we are. Through encounters with actors, activists, groundbreaking designers, undercover journalists, nurses, bankers and neuroscientists, this title defines a new breed of adventurer.