A common misconception about compassion is that it means being “nice” or suppressing our true feelings. Not at all! Compassion means understanding suffering in ourselves and others and desiring to prevent or alleviate it. That often involves speaking up fiercely for others and ourselves.
Practicing Compassion During a Pandemic
Last week, I hosted a live session to address the Compassionate Coding community about practicing compassion for ourselves and others in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Here are some of the highlights
It's Time to Retire "RTFM"
When you use RTFM, you’re saying, “Not only am I not going to help you, but I also want to make sure that you feel ashamed about your inability to help yourself.”
If we want to create more effective teams and a more inclusive tech industry, we need to retire RTFM and the associated sentiment from our culture.