Emotions

We Build Better Humans #66

Features: 1. Envy & Gratitude from JoyLab 2. 50 Inspirational Quotes to Shift Your State 3. Sharing Joy through Family Conversation

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Does it feel like “emotions” are the main topic of conversation all over the world right now (or at least in your own corner of the world)? Is it just me??

Here’s why I think it’s all of us & not just me & my experience: When I plugged in the word “Emotions” into an AI-led subject line generator yesterday, on Nov. 6, 2024——just to see what ideas it would generate——it scored the one-word subject line at a 100 out of 100 for open-ability. 😮

Anxiety, envy, gratitude: These are the more complex & even combined version of what I call The 4 Corners of Feelings, mad, glad, sad & scared. ALLLLLLLLL of the feels are topics of great conversation by Dr. Aimee Prasek & Dr. Henry Emmons on their podcast JoyLab.

In the episode linked at the image above, the pair define envy … & why it goes hand-in-hand with gratitude, using info from a wide variety of sources——from modern-day emotions researchers to Enlightenment-era philosopher Immanuel Kant. They make the correlate that envy, as well as its joy-shifter, gratitude, are all about our comparative intrinsic worth.

My favorite quote from the episode is one that they quoted:

“Of the 7 Deadly Sins, only envy is no fun at all.”

Motivate your mindset!

My favorite LinkedIn lead this week has come from Dr. Travis Bradberry, author of the book Emotional Intelligence Habits. In his most recent newsletter, he’s collected & shares 50 Inspirational Quotes to Motivate You … or as I paraphrase, to shift your state. That’s exactly what they do! From Old Hollywood actors to historical writers & world leaders, this list is resilience-reinforcing for any moody self-talk. It even includes this famous gem by the O.G. guru:

Do or do not. There is no try.

-Yoda

Talk it out …

This card set is just one more way to shift states. Let the reality of emotion contagion do the heavy lifting when you follow the cards’ directive to “Start a laugh relay” or answer a deep-thinking question to generate empathy. The makers, Big Life Journal, are also offering a 10% discount on two or more decks——great for classroom or district resource buys!

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