The Hot-Cold empathy gap predicts that our actions will not be what we think unless we are in the same emotional state. Understanding this can help us better prepare for anxious situations so we can be a non-anxious presence.

Show Notes:

In The Heat Of The Moment: How Intense Emotions Transform Us from Hidden Brain

Empathy Gap from Wikipedia

Real Versus Imagined Gender Harassment by Julie Woodzicka and Marianne Lafrance

Anxious Church, Anxious People: How to Lead Change in an Age of Anxiety by Jack Shitama