I loved this article. And have a question or maybe it’s an observation. There’s something niggling me about the term “tactical.” We humans have a wonderful capacity to discern how people regard us fundamentally. Something that “good people skills” can’t completely disguise. I’d like to be able to have something more than “tactical” empathy. I’d like to have honest concern for others well being — which I think evolution breeds in us (maybe for the “tactical” reason of increased survival.) Right. You can see I’m struggling with “tactical”. Maybe it’s this: if I think of my empathy as tactical, or tap into empathy as a tactic, then I’m in a different space in terms of my fundamental regard for the other person. Would it be better just want to be empathetic because empathy connects us to other people and we each better off if we are all better off. Or maybe it’s that the term “tactical” is something I associate with warfare, competition, etc. Maybe I’ve been reading Riane Eisler lately :) Any thoughts welcome.