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‘The School of Life’ Preaches Pessimism over Romanticism

November 5, 2019November 11, 2019 Jeffrey Howard 0 Comments Emotional Intelligence, Emotions, Mental Health, Romanticism, Schooling

‘The School of Life’ is on a crusade to avail us of our emotional ignorance. Philosopher Alain De Botton seeks to remedy the shortcomings of contemporary education systems and the institutions that have failed to instruct us in how to approach the big questions in life.

Essays Psychology

Interoception Can Enhance the Depth of Our Emotions

February 23, 2019June 1, 2019 Sarah Garfinkel 0 Comments Emotions, Mind

Interoception offers us insights into “gut feelings,” revealing how bodily signals can guide emotion and cognition—to help us feel intensely.

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Saudade: Happy Melancholy, Nostalgia for What Is Absent

October 9, 2018December 14, 2019 Michael Amoruso 0 Comments Emotions, Language, Nostalgia

Portuguese speakers commonly boast that “saudade” is untranslatable. Does that mean certain emotion experiences can be unique to a particular culture?