A question that indicates a person is working to be empathetic is a question that the person doesn’t already have an answer to.
“How’s it going?” isn’t an empathetic question because the expectation of the answer “good.”
Same with “How do you feel,” “What’s new?,” “How was your weekend?,” “How’s work?”
It’s worth asking yourself if you’re asking a person a question because social pressure forces you to do so or if you actually care to hear the answer.
If it’s the latter, maybe you can come up with a more empathetic question to ask, they deserve it.
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Garth Beyer is a Certified Cicerone®, Product Marketer, owner of Garth's Brew Bar and a Madison-based freelance writer.
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