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Emotions

Hope in the time of corona COVID-19 Melanie Han Erraticus
(Lei Jiang)

‘Corona, Corona’: In the Cycle of Grief

April 23, 2020May 19, 2021 14 min read Melanie Han Emotions, Family, Racism, Travel

Finding herself abroad during the early days of corona, a traveler recounts the uncertainties and grief that followed her home.

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Choosing Pessimism Over Romanticism Review The School of Life Sean Kong Erraticus

‘The School of Life’ Preaches Pessimism over Romanticism

November 5, 2019April 17, 2021 13 min read Jeffrey Howard Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Well-being, Emotions, 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.

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Interoception Can Enhance the Depth of Our Emotions Erraticus Image by Ahmad Odeh
(Ahmad Odeh)

Interoception Can Enhance the Depth of Our Emotions

February 23, 2019June 1, 2020 7 min read Sarah Garfinkel Emotions, Mindfulness

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 Erraticus Image by Mauricio Santos
(Mauricio Santos)

Saudade: Happy Melancholy, Nostalgia for What Is Absent

October 9, 2018May 19, 2021 5 min read Michael Amoruso Emotions, Language, Nostalgia

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

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Religion is About Emotion Regulation and Shared Experience Erraticus Image by Hakan Nural
(Hakan Nural)

Religion Is About Emotion Regulation and Shared Experience

October 1, 2018June 1, 2020 7 min read Stephen T. Asma Emotional Intelligence, Emotions

Religion is a social glue that unifies individuals into cooperative social groups and helps us regulate our emotions—even if it can’t explain nature.

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