Three Steps to Compassionate Action
Neuroscience explains why people don’t always help
5 min readJul 26, 2019
Riding my bike down a steep hill, my tire got caught in the sewer grate and I catapulted over the handlebars and landed with such force that it knocked the wind out of me.
Time stood still as I panicked gasping for air. Eventually, I caught my breath and looked up to see I’d landed at the feet…