What I always try to remember, when stuck, is that bad feelings can be 5x more powerful than good feelings, so that it's fear that often gets us stuck. According to prospect theory (look it up; it won the noble prize), people don’t always act rationally. We tend to weigh losses more heavily than gains. Emotions can mess with this balance. Dread can have more power than joy or excitement. #fightthefomo
Right, Daniel Kahneman and his book "Thinking, Fast and Slow" - must read for anyone. Another one that is super insightful, specifically around emotions (and how our brain makes them up on the fly) is "How Emotions Are Made" by Lisa Feldman Barrett. That book made me reexamine a lot of my journal entries ;)
What I always try to remember, when stuck, is that bad feelings can be 5x more powerful than good feelings, so that it's fear that often gets us stuck. According to prospect theory (look it up; it won the noble prize), people don’t always act rationally. We tend to weigh losses more heavily than gains. Emotions can mess with this balance. Dread can have more power than joy or excitement. #fightthefomo
Right, Daniel Kahneman and his book "Thinking, Fast and Slow" - must read for anyone. Another one that is super insightful, specifically around emotions (and how our brain makes them up on the fly) is "How Emotions Are Made" by Lisa Feldman Barrett. That book made me reexamine a lot of my journal entries ;)