I wonder whether Larissa MacFarquhar (author of Strangers Drowning) may be someone to talk to about this. She managed to understand Julia Wise so well that I learned new things about myself from reading her chapter in the book. The only other people who can do that are close friends of mine who’ve known me for years. Maybe Larissa is just similar to Julia and so had this level of insight, but maybe she’s also exceptionally gifted at perspective-taking.
I wonder whether Larissa MacFarquhar (author of Strangers Drowning) may be someone to talk to about this. She managed to understand Julia Wise so well that I learned new things about myself from reading her chapter in the book. The only other people who can do that are close friends of mine who’ve known me for years. Maybe Larissa is just similar to Julia and so had this level of insight, but maybe she’s also exceptionally gifted at perspective-taking.