Curated playlist
Emotions
- AnxietyAnxiety is not fear, because fear answers a threat that is here now. Anxiety is aimed at what has not yet happened.
- Guilt (emotion)Guilt can be felt over something that was never your fault. The emotion only needs a belief in responsibility.
- SadnessWhy might a child need to be allowed to feel sad? A pediatrician warned that too much cheering devalues sadness.
- FearIn 1920, John B. Watson taught an 11-month-old boy to fear a white rat. It spread to other white, furry things.
- HatredThe French phrase J'ai la haine names hatred with no target. English has no exact word for it.
- AngerAnger makes dangers seem smaller and risky ventures seem more likely to succeed.
- JealousyJealousy fears losing what you have, while envy wants what you lack. The two have nearly merged in everyday English.
- RomanceObstacles seem to make romantic passion burn hotter. Researchers call it the Romeo and Juliet effect.
- CouragePlato wrote a whole dialogue on courage and admitted he could not define it. In it, every definition offered is refuted.
- Trust (social science)Building trust takes repeated good behavior, but one act can destroy it. Once broken, it is very hard to regain.
- HappinessAsk two different happiness questions and you get two different winners.
- EscapismEscapism can be healthy or harmful depending on why you do it. Psychologist Frode Stenseng mapped two kinds.
- AngstKierkegaard argued that angst comes from the freedom to choose. Later, punk and grunge carried the feeling into music.