Stop identifying as a non-empathizer
This is the first step towards empathizing better—or developing any skill for that matter. Negative self-fulfilling prophecies are very real and very avoidable. Brains are plastic; there’s no reason to believe an optimal path-to-improvement doesn’t exist for you.
i mean Stop identifying as a non-empathizer
![](http://th04.deviantart.com/fs45/300W/f/2009/060/7/4/Flying_Castle_by_sketchboook.jpg)
*looks up and down, repeatedly* Like...it's not even the walls that are the problem. That thing is TOTALLY UP THERE.
*goes on to think about something easier, like a FTL drive*
EDIT: although EY might be up to something. If i deviously try to trick myself.... with kittens for a start which i know i can do....and slowly switch over to nekojin...
http://lesswrong.com/lw/818/how_to_unde