What is the difference between empathy and compassion? | A Drink with Jenn Granneman

Author of The Science of Being Sensitive Jenn Granneman talked to Idler editor Tom Hodgkinson about what it means to be an introvert and a highly sensitive person.
In this clip, Jenn talks about the difference between empathy and compassion, and how we can use that difference to our advantage.
Jenn Granneman self-identifies as sensitive. She is an internationally recognised authority on highly sensitive people and introverts, and a co-founder of Highly Sensitive Refuge, a community and publication for sensitive people, reaching 1.3 million people every month. Granneman also created “Introvert, Dear”, the largest introvert website in the world and is a contributor to Psychology Today, Forbes and The Huffington Post.
This conversation was recorded as part of the Idler's weekly online event, A Drink with the Idler. The full recording is available to magazine and Academy subscribers. Visit the website to join: www.idler.co.uk/