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posts/emotional-investment-empathy-compassion.mdx

@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ to have the asset appreciate, and it can either do that or not.
 
 A similarity between typical and emotional investments is that we can quit them.
 Like an investor backing out to minimize losses, one may stop reading a novel
-because it became too creepy. However, increasing emotional investment is not
-something we can control. We rarely even consider it: emotional investment
-typically arises when we question whether we enjoy something, like a TV show or
-novel. For example, we might tell a friend that we don’t mind if they watch a TV
-show episode without us because we were not [emotionally] invested.
+because it became too creepy. However, unlike simply increasing or decreasing
+the money we have invested, we cannot control how much emotional investment we
+have. In fact, we rarely even consider it: emotional investment typically arises
+when we question whether we enjoy something, like a TV show or novel. For
+example, we might tell a friend that we don’t mind if they watch a TV show
+episode without us because we were not [emotionally] invested.
 
 One of the best things that can happen by being emotionally invested in
 something is a greater understanding of life or people. Keeping in mind that the
@@ -208,11 +209,11 @@ empathetic. There are some methods to practice it, however. For example, instead
 of focusing from the ground up, we can take the opposite approach and foster
 love and kindness.
 
-There is a type of meditation, loving-kindness, and compassion, which has been
-scientifically proven to increase empathy and compassion (Bibeau et al., 2016).
-In this type of meditation, one imagines one person at a time: someone you
-respect (teacher), a friend, a neutral, yourself, someone you have negative
-feelings towards, and you direct phrases like
+There is a type of meditation, loving-kindness meditation (AKA compassion and
+Metta), which has been scientifically proven to increase empathy and compassion
+(Bibeau et al., 2016). In this type of meditation, one imagines one person at a
+time: someone you respect (teacher), a friend, a neutral, yourself, someone you
+have negative feelings towards, and you direct phrases like
 
 - May you be happy
 - May you be free
@@ -226,19 +227,18 @@ learn and grow, promotes health-related behaviors, and is beneficial for
 interpersonal relationships (Neff, 2012; Neff & Pommier, 2012; as cited in
 Bibeau et al., 2016).
 
-Directing compassion toward yourself may be difficult (Bibeau et al., 2016;
-Kanoija, 2022); Akana (2023) summarizes why:
-
-> Cultivating self-love feels so abstract. It’s tough to know where to start and
-> what to do. Especially if you’re someone who was told at a young age that your
-> lovability is tied up in external factors like achievement, your body’s
-> aesthetic, or your lack of boundaries (Akana, 2023)
-
-Akana suggests a couple more methods for self-love; one is practicing your love
-language on yourself (even for physical touch!). Another is working on the inner
-voice, which Akana (2023) puts so succinctly: “When you’re in an anxiety spiral,
-you self-soothe. When you’re hurt and angry, you validate yourself. Become your
-own best friend” (Akana, 2023)
+Directing compassion (self-love) toward yourself may be difficult for a myriad
+of reasons (Bibeau et al., 2016; Kanoija, 2022). This is especially the case if
+you grew up without unconditional love, or were told that lovability is tied up
+in external factors like achievement, your body’s aesthetic, or your lack of
+boundaries (Akana, 2023). It will take a great deal of time and practice to
+overcome this and develop self-love.
+
+Akana additionally suggests a couple more methods for self-love; one is
+practicing your love language on yourself (even for physical touch!). Another is
+working on the inner voice, which Akana (2023) puts so succinctly: “When you’re
+in an anxiety spiral, you self-soothe. When you’re hurt and angry, you validate
+yourself. Become your own best friend” (Akana, 2023)
 
 Unfortunately, this suffers the same fate as much of self-help. Action is
 arduous and time-consuming—Akana herself said this process took around five