Hi everyone, A lot of the general shape of Notes on Emotions is summarised in Some Useful Emotion Management Principles, but a thing I realised in trying to write the introduction is that I’d never really laid out the goal of the project. What are you using these principles to do? What does emotional health actually look like?
I like the way you've laid all this out, and I think it may get around some of the problems that people who would gain from the book might have accepting the idea of such a book. It implies being able to treat emotions as tools and gauges, which may be less threatening than exhortations to, "Get in touch with your emotions!" which come freighted with stereotypes, both inaccurate and accurate, about what it's like to engage with emotions or seek advice on doing so. I'm looking forward to the book!
I like the way you've laid all this out, and I think it may get around some of the problems that people who would gain from the book might have accepting the idea of such a book. It implies being able to treat emotions as tools and gauges, which may be less threatening than exhortations to, "Get in touch with your emotions!" which come freighted with stereotypes, both inaccurate and accurate, about what it's like to engage with emotions or seek advice on doing so. I'm looking forward to the book!