Most of us think of “compassion” as something that’s soft and feel good. But that approach doesn’t work in tough moments or in tough conversations. Writer Elizabeth Svoboda shares the benefits of “tough compassion” and how to use it in your relationships.
In this free-wheeling discussion at TED Global in October 2014, Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard talked with journalist and writer Pico Iyer about how to spend time meaningfully.