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Empathy

Reading what someone feels, and letting it land

Usually hardest for: Emotionality low, Agreeableness low

The three phases

  1. Day 1–7

    Notice

    Watch it happen. Nobody else has to know.

  2. Day 8–14

    Try it small

    Do it where it costs you nothing.

  3. Day 15–28

    For real

    The people and rooms that actually matter.

Three of the 28 days

One from each phase, in full. The rest arrive one a day in the app — the first 7 days free.

Day 1 about 5 min

Name one feeling you see today

Pick one conversation you have today — at home, at work, anywhere. While the other person talks, silently ask yourself: what are they feeling right now? Settle on one word and write it down afterward. Say nothing about it to anyone.

Why it matters

Feelings are easy to miss because nobody announces them. Naming one is where reading people starts.

If it stalls

If one word feels impossible, choose between just three: glad, tense, or tired. Wrong guesses count — today you only have to look.

Afterwards you answer

  • What word did you write down?
  • What gave it away — the words, the face, or the voice?
Day 8 about 5 min

Ask a stranger one real question

Ask one person you'll never see again — barista, cashier, delivery driver, taxi driver — a real question about their day, like "What's been the best part of your shift?" Then listen to the whole answer without touching your phone. Let them finish before you speak.

Why it matters

A question with no agenda tells someone they've been seen. Strangers are the training ground: the stakes are near zero and the answers are surprisingly honest.

If it stalls

Pick a moment when there's no line behind you. If a question feels too big, "Long day so far?" opens the same door.

Afterwards you answer

  • What did they say, and did anything in it surprise you?
  • How did their face change when you asked?
Day 15 about 10 min

Check on the quiet colleague

Notice one person at work who seems quieter or more tense than usual today. Find a private moment — kitchen, hallway, direct message — and ask: "You seem a bit quiet today. Everything okay?" Then listen to whatever comes, without digging further than they offer.

Why it matters

Being noticed at work is rare. A two-line question can be the only moment in someone's day where they're a person, not a function.

If it stalls

Private matters more than perfect wording — nobody wants this asked across an open office. If they say "all fine", take it at face value and leave the door open. No workplace today? The quietest person in any group counts.

Afterwards you answer

  • What had you noticed that made you pick them?
  • What came back — and did it match your read?

How progress is measured

Before you start you rate these situations from 1 to 5. After 28 days you rate them again, without ever seeing the first answers. The difference is the whole point of the app.

  • Seeing an argument from the other side
  • Sitting with someone who is upset
Empathy

Find out where you actually stand.

Five minutes for the assessment. 7 days free after that.

Coming to the App Store

iPhone · iOS 17 or later