Practice compassion (caring about suffering) rather than

Why This Is a Principle

This derives from Compassion (warmth toward someone suffering) and empathic (compassion and empathic distress activate distinct networks with opposite effects), Directed Attention as Depletable Resource (executive function draws from finite resource), and Positive emotions broaden cognitive repertoire and build (positive emotions build resources). Singer & Klimecki's neural distinction yields a clear principle: train yourself to activate compassion circuits rather than distress circuits. This is actionable guidance derived from the axiom that different emotional responses have different resource costs.