sympathy vs empathy
Sympathy is to merge and completely identify with another. Empathy is to "go with" someone without losing yourself.
distinction
words matter
To distinguish between "want" and "wish" is typically easy, but parsing between "desire" and "pleasure," or "obligation" and "commitment," reveals …
Describing vs. Explaining
We tend to explain how something works to describe what it is. We can break it down into categories and …
Doing things “to people” rather than “for people”
Given our incentive structure our time is very valuable. Thus we are good at doing things to people, such as …
Describing is not Explaining
There is a difference in describing and explaining. Science has become better and better at describing things (phenomenon) and predicting …
Imperative vs Declarative
Imperative pointing says “I want that” or “gimme that.” Declarative pointing says “Let us consider this.” Interestingly, Chimpanzees can point …
Definitions make distinctions
To confuse skills with career is common. To confuse nationalism and patriotism is common. To confuse passion with love is …