Empathy Day

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    • Every Wednesday is World Empathy Day
    • Founder: Rick GoodfriendEmpathyDay.com: What You Can Do
    • Jason Calacanis called for Empathy Day on the Web on January 28, 2009Calacanis.com: Empathy Day (January 28, 2009)
    • Some responded to Calacanis' Web Empathy Day by deeming it actually Tantrum DayTwitter: #tantrumday
    • As of approximately 3: 00 p.m. PST, the #empathyday hashtag had been used over 400 timesHashtags.com: #empathyday tags
    • Dictionary.com defines empathy as: "the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another"Dictionary.com: Empathy
  • Communication skills analyst Rick Goodfriend encourages people around the world to observe World Empathy Day every Wednesday. On Wednesdays, Goodfriend recommends: "Set(ting) your intention to focus on understanding what another may be dealing with in their life without judgments or evaluations."Official Site: Goodfriends CommunicationEmpathyDay.com: How
  • Web Empathy Day

    On January 28, 2009, entrepreneur and Mahalo CEO Jason Calacanis called for a day of empathy on the Web. Calacanis encouraged Internet users to "say something nice to someone on Twitter, Facebook or your blog and tag it with #empathyday at the end."Calacanis.com: Empathy Day (January 28, 2009) Earlier that day, TechCrunch editor Michael Arrington announced his temporary retirement from blogging after receiving death threats.TechCrunch: Some Things Need to Change (January 28, 2009)
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