## Metadata - Author: [[Masterclass Notes]] - Full Title: Summary of Pharrell Williams’ MasterClass on the Power of Empathy - Category: #articles - URL: https://medium.com/p/e66434971328 ## Highlights - It’s just not a natural thing to be automatically thinking of others all the time. That’s why we have to consciously challenge ourselves to do it more. Moving towards understanding what others are going through may not come naturally, but rising to that challenge, from moment to moment, is what moves humanity forward. - We need to increase the scope of our empathy. Religion teaches empathy often, but their scope is narrowed to only those who believe in what they believe. When the scope of empathy is rigidly limited, it can lead to even more problems. What we need is to make empathy applicable to all people and all contexts. - Great writers employ empathy greatly. ## New highlights added June 8, 2026 at 4:15 PM - It’s just not a natural thing to be automatically thinking of others all the time. That’s why we have to consciously challenge ourselves to do it more. Moving towards understanding what others are going through may not come naturally, but rising to that challenge, from moment to moment, is what moves humanity forward. - We need to increase the scope of our empathy. Religion teaches empathy often, but their scope is narrowed to only those who believe in what they believe. When the scope of empathy is rigidly limited, it can lead to even more problems. What we need is to make empathy applicable to all people and all contexts. - Great writers employ empathy greatly.