How to see clearly through deceptive emotions | Kristen Lindquist

"Check yo' self before you wreck yo' self" is the best advice ever regarding emotions.

The space between what you feel and how you react is your destiny. Learn to control how you react to your feelings.

Statements "I am sad" and "Sadness is upon me" pertain to the same experience but have different effects on how we perceive it. The former statement tells that YOU ARE SAD and you cannot do anything about it. The latter suggests that you are just an observer of the experience of sadness. The latter is being aware and is very powerful.

I cannot recommend enough book "How Emotions are Made" by Lisa Feldman Barret for a deeper dive into that topic

Empathy, listening, hugs, smiles, support, respectful gestures, patience, forgiveness. The best gifts you can give to anyone belonging to any culture or ethnicity. We can do it🙂💙

I hope it helps others too! Emotions come from thoughts. The first step is to think, and the second step is the emotions. Without thinking we can't have emotions!!!! Be wiser about what you think and how you think; you will be happy! 😊

My mom went to the ER with palpitations. They said the same thing, anxiety. Three weeks later, happened again. Emergency surgery for a stint. She's happy and healthy again.

It is not facts over feelings, but feeling help to form facts.

Carl Rogers, Abraham Maslow, Marshall Rosenberg... Our emotions serve as finger posts to our needs/values being met, either in that context, or an historical one. Sometimes our environment can stimulate emotions that has no relevance to the situation in front or around us. This is the source of our vulnerability or irrationality. In this experience I find the best step forward is to merely acknowledge the emotions being experienced. It's been my greatest leap forward to simply pause for thought and say to myself, "I feel really angry right now".

I was listening this video with my head-phones and realized that at 1:58, her inhaling breath was clearly discrete :) and now I admired her x3 times more because I see how skillfully she is controlling her excitement and can be capable to stay relax and focusing the subject too 🙏🙏

Thats why its important to have and be knowledgable about the situation at hand. Education over emotions. Choose Education

The distinction between individualism and collectivism is really a interesting addition to this video. Both have their difficulties and strengths. It is a difficult transition but not impossible. I have to say, individualism is incredibly lonesome, seemingly unnecessarily so. I’m still trying to work that out. It doesn’t have to be cold prioritizing ourselves.

Love this! As someone who studied anthropology and socio-cultural linguistics, there really is a vastness to human experience, and how we perceive those experiences. We do the best we can with our limited understanding to try to make sense of what might be going on with other people.

One of the best BT talks I've ever listened to

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Emotions work like the sensors on a car creating a "feedback loop" that not only informs us subjectively of how we are feeling but acts on an autonomic level influencing hormone production, heart rate, digestion, all sorts of other physiological functions. Emotions are a primary influence of body functions, not just attitude but many aspects of general health/wellbeing. Emotional control is perhaps the best tool we have to affect our health directly.

What an amazing explanation of this reality, thank you for your knowledge

This was awesome. Such a great presentation. Everyone should see this. 🎉

Ah, the intricate dance of emotions, as explained by neuroscientist Kristen Lindquist. According to her, emotions are not just a simple flick of a switch, but rather a complex interplay of biology, culture, and personal experience. Lindquist takes us on a journey into the world of 'affective realism,' where our emotions don't just reflect reality—they create it. It's like we're all walking around with our own little emotional filters, coloring the world around us in unique and sometimes deceptive ways. What's truly fascinating is how Lindquist unravels the cultural tapestry of emotions. From the fiery anger of individualistic societies to the subdued rage of collectivist cultures, it seems we all have our own special way of interpreting and expressing emotions. Who knew that a furrowed brow could mean something entirely different depending on whether you're in New York City or Tokyo? And let's not forget those so-called "universal emotional expressions" that turn out to be not so universal after all. Turns out, that smile might not mean happiness to everyone, and that frown might not spell sadness in every corner of the globe. It's like emotions are these sneaky chameleons, adapting and changing their hues depending on where you are and who you're with. Lindquist's work is a reminder to take a step back and really examine our own emotional responses. Are we truly feeling what we think we're feeling, or are we just caught up in the emotional whirlwind of our own making? By understanding the cultural and biological roots of emotions, we can start to peel back the layers of deception and maybe, just maybe, see a bit more clearly through the emotional fog. So, here's to Kristen Lindquist, the intrepid explorer of our emotional landscapes. May her research continue to shed light on the hidden depths of our feelings, helping us navigate the tricky waters of human emotion with a bit more clarity and understanding. Cheers to unlocking the secrets of our emotional tapestry, one furrowed brow at a time! 🥂

I am so glad I stumbled upon this. Particularly the section on facial muscles movements. As an English speaker from the western world, whenever I first started watching K and C dramas, I observed that the way they would emote was a little off/differently than what I would expect from watching a western/English show. This all helps it make more sense.