By Arthur C. Brooks — 2021
Becoming attuned to your more obscure emotions is good for you. So get over your stenahoria and embrace your amae.
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72% of entrepreneurs are directly or indirectly affected by mental health issues compared to just 48% of non entrepreneurs.
The neglected middle child of mental health can dull your motivation and focus — and it may be the dominant emotion of 2021.
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Emotions are your brain’s best guesses of what your bodily sensations mean, guided by your past experience.
In McLaren’s view, we typically perceive emotions as problems, which we then thoughtlessly express or repress. She advocates a more mindful approach, where we step back and see our emotions as sources of information.
I don’t know what happened to emotions in this society. They are the least understood, most maligned, and most ridiculously over-analyzed aspects of human life.