Emotions Archives – Erraticus

Hope in the time of corona COVID-19 Melanie Han Erraticus

(Lei Jiang)

‘Corona, Corona’: In the Cycle of Grief

April 23, 2020April 24, 2020 Melanie Han 0 Comments Emotions, Family, Racism, Travel min read

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

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

Essays Featured Psychology

‘The School of Life’ Preaches Pessimism over Romanticism

November 5, 2019March 12, 2020 Jeffrey Howard 0 Comments Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Well-being, Emotions, Essential Reading, Romanticism, Schooling min read

‘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.

(Ahmad Odeh)

Essays Psychology

Interoception Can Enhance the Depth of Our Emotions

February 23, 2019June 1, 2020 Sarah Garfinkel 0 Comments Emotions, Mindfulness min read

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

(Mauricio Santos)

Featured Ideas Society & Culture

Saudade: Happy Melancholy, Nostalgia for What Is Absent

October 9, 2018June 1, 2020 Michael Amoruso 0 Comments Emotions, Language, Nostalgia min read

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

(Hakan Nural)

Essays Featured Religion

Religion Is About Emotion Regulation and Shared Experience

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

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.