The hottest Emotions Substack posts right now

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How Might I — The Mighty 7

10x your mind • 99 implied HN points • 27 Apr 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Emotions
  1. The How Might I framework offers 7 cues for solving personal problems creatively.
  2. Each cue prompts a unique perspective that can lead to a unique solution.
  3. Applying How Might I can help in improving work, relationships, health, and various areas of life.

10 Charts On Gut Feelings

This Week's Top Ten • 98 implied HN points • 14 Jul 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Emotions
  1. The Pepto Bismol jingle can be catchy and reminds us of the similarities between physical and emotional discomforts.
  2. There are charts illustrating the crossover between digestive and emotional pain.
  3. The post closes with well-wishes for smooth digestive tracks and emotional sine waves.

Wonder...

Notes in the Margins • 19 implied HN points • 13 May 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Emotions
  1. Don't let buzzkills steal your wonder and awe; it can combat anxiety and stress.
  2. Engage in activities like Wonder Walks to awaken feelings of wonder and awe.
  3. Choose to ignore negative people and continue sharing moments of wonder to combat tough times.

If this is the end, then let it come

Disaffected Newsletter • 319 implied HN points • 05 Oct 22
🎶 Music Emotions
  1. Life often has moments that feel like big changes or endings. It's okay to embrace these moments and see where they lead you.
  2. Music can play a powerful role in our lives, often connecting to our emotions during important times.
  3. Instead of resisting change, sometimes it's better to accept what comes next and let it happen naturally.
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Until the Heart Catches

Neckar’s Notes • 129 implied HN points • 23 Dec 24
🎭️ Culture Emotions
  1. Emotions like sadness and tears are normal and can be a sign of strength. It's healthy to let yourself feel deeply and express those feelings.
  2. Journaling can help you understand and release difficult emotions. Writing about your feelings lets you process them better.
  3. Allowing yourself to feel grief can also lead to joy and gratitude. Embracing your emotions can help connect you more with your own experiences and memories.

What We Remember and What We Forget When We Forgive

The Memory Palace • 1 HN point • 10 Sep 24
📖 Philosophy Emotions
  1. Forgiveness can change how we feel about bad memories. People may remember the details, but the anger and hurt can lessen over time.
  2. Just because someone forgives doesn't mean they forget the event. They can still remember what happened without feeling the same pain or desire for revenge.
  3. Research shows that forgiveness mainly affects the emotional parts of memories. This means that even when we remember a bad event, we can feel less upset about it.

Pre-Nostalgia in the Late Pre-AI Era

Atlas of Wonders and Monsters • 610 implied HN points • 30 Mar 23
🎭️ Culture Emotions
  1. Technological advancements, especially in AI, are about to bring major changes to the world.
  2. Pre-nostalgia is a complex feeling that combines joy and sadness about the anticipation of an ending.
  3. The uncertainty of whether the future will bring utopia, doom, or business as usual creates a mix of emotions, but embracing the changes is seen as necessary.

Can you write yourself right?

Your Midlife Matters with Alana Kirk, the Midlife Coach • 39 implied HN points • 11 Feb 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Emotions
  1. In times of struggle, reaching out for help, therapy, and self-reflection can be key to rebuilding and reconnecting with oneself.
  2. Journaling, even if just a few words a day, is a powerful tool for self-discovery and processing emotions.
  3. Building a consistent journaling habit, whether morning, evening, or in moments of need, can transform your relationship with yourself and empower you to live authentically.

The Struggle for Home

Neckar’s Notes • 105 implied HN points • 16 Jan 25
🎭️ Culture Emotions
  1. Home can be a complicated feeling. It’s not just a place we live but can also be tied to our emotions and memories.
  2. Our experiences shape how we feel about home. While we may feel at peace in some places, other locations can remind us of heavy emotions.
  3. Finding beauty in the imperfections of home can be challenging but important. Sometimes, home means facing difficult truths and still choosing to love it.

prompt 006

practiceprocesscraft • 78 implied HN points • 04 Mar 23
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Emotions
  1. This week, take note of your loving impulses for reflection.
  2. Identify your regular loving impulses and make notes on new or surprising ones.
  3. Reflect on what you've learned about your own loving impulses at the end of the week.

A journal of becoming

Pav writes • 78 implied HN points • 30 Mar 23
🎨 Art & Illustration Emotions
  1. Focus on an organic creative process to create and publish more easily and frequently.
  2. Recognize and counter high-brow biases by approaching creativity with love and care.
  3. Counter hierarchical and negativity biases by doing everything with love and attention.

A Sensitive Question

Desk Notes by Charles Schifano • 243 implied HN points • 08 Mar 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Emotions
  1. Sensitivity is a complex trait that cannot easily be controlled or changed. It's not about achieving perfection or adjusting like a dial, but understanding and acceptance.
  2. Sensitivity affects how we perceive and interact with the world around us. It's not just about emotional reactions but also about sensory experiences and nuances.
  3. Being sensitive can lead to deeper connections and insights, but also makes a person more vulnerable to pain and suffering. It's important to find a balance between sensitivity and resilience.

Train Stations Early in the Morning—Dazai and Dostoevsky on Mood

Vremya • 179 implied HN points • 04 Dec 22
📚 Literature Emotions
  1. Train stations in the early morning have a quiet, sad vibe. People seem tired and reluctant to be there, just going through the motions.
  2. When we feel unhappy, we tend to notice the sadness of others more. It's like our own feelings become sharper and more focused.
  3. In contrast, when people are happy, they might overlook the struggles around them. Our mood can really influence how we see the world and others.

Finding Stoicism

Polymathic Being • 75 implied HN points • 23 Feb 25
📖 Philosophy Emotions
  1. Stoicism is about understanding and managing emotions, not suppressing them. It's important to feel and appreciate our emotions rather than act like they don't matter.
  2. Many people struggle with anxiety because they lack challenges in life, feel pressured to blame others, and often ignore their own ability to take control. Stoicism helps address these issues by teaching personal responsibility.
  3. To practice Stoicism, focus on yourself, take ownership of your actions, and avoid getting distracted by others' problems. By doing this, you can find balance and improve your mental well-being.

The day they gave us legs

escape the algorithm • 159 implied HN points • 14 Oct 22
🎭️ Culture Emotions
  1. On the day they gave us legs, we danced and celebrated the newfound ability to walk, dance, and explore the world with legs.
  2. When they gave us hearts, we felt love and connection, cherishing moments of intimacy and shared experiences.
  3. Receiving new eyes allowed us to see the world differently, experiencing emotions deeply and realizing the power within ourselves.

Photo-negative reflection

Nonlinear • 58 implied HN points • 20 Jun 23
🎭️ Culture Emotions
  1. In fine dining and writing, there are two extremes: complexity and simplicity.
  2. Great writing can be innovative and complex or simple and profound.
  3. The human experience is about exploring extremes and expanding the range of possible emotions.

Shelach; Shabbos Mevarchim 2023

TorahRedux • 58 implied HN points • 14 Jun 23
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Emotions
  1. Fear is a natural human response, even our greatest heroes felt it, it's not a weakness to feel fear, it's how you respond to it that matters.
  2. Faith and fear can coexist; having faith doesn't mean you won't feel fear, it's about how you act despite feeling afraid.
  3. Moving onward is essential; even after great achievements or failures, it's important to push forward, learn, and grow.

Can you be vulnerable and win? | #17

pole • 78 implied HN points • 16 Apr 23
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Emotions
  1. Vulnerability is a tool that can be used correctly or incorrectly.
  2. Practicing good vulnerability is hard due to discomfort and negative feedback loops.
  3. Balancing integrity and attention allows for playing the game while staying true to oneself.

Sunday Brunch for March 24

Xavi Benjamin • 19 implied HN points • 24 Mar 24
🏝 Travel Emotions
  1. Xavi Benjamin's Sunday Brunch newsletter features subscriber-only recommendations of various media and content.
  2. Xavi Benjamin is preparing for a move from California to Arizona to seek a more affordable cost of living, a queer and polyamorous community, and access to an international airport.
  3. This significant move represents a mix of emotions for Xavi, including excitement, nervousness, fear, and hope for personal growth and new experiences in Arizona.

ferocious joy

let them eat cake • 179 implied HN points • 15 Jun 22
🍲 Food & Drink Emotions
  1. Abstract concepts like joy can be interpreted in concrete ways that may differ from person to person.
  2. People may show directionality in their expressions of emotions or concepts through activities like playing the piano or practicing aikido.
  3. Biomechanical changes in the body may occur when individuals are asked to infuse activities or creations with certain emotions, even if they are not consciously aware of it.

So We Won't Forget

Passing Time • 234 implied HN points • 23 Oct 23
🎭️ Culture Emotions
  1. People film concerts to capture moments and memories.
  2. Filming footage at concerts often doesn't capture the true experience.
  3. Despite imperfections, capturing moments through videos, pictures, or words is a natural human desire.

Our anger matters.

Weekly Wisdom • 79 implied HN points • 21 Oct 22
🏥 Health & Wellness Emotions
  1. Our upbringing influences how we express emotions and set boundaries, shaping our personality and worldview.
  2. Anger is an important emotion that sets boundaries and contributes to our well-being.
  3. Learning to express anger and set boundaries can lead to personal growth and healthier relationships.

Anger, sadness, guilt, hope: on the complex emotions of climate change

Sustainability by numbers • 238 implied HN points • 28 Aug 23
🌞 Climate & Environment Emotions
  1. Researchers are uncertain about which emotion is most effective in driving climate action.
  2. Emotions in response to climate change vary and are likely a combination of concern, anger, sadness, and hope.
  3. Pairing emotions like concern, anger, and sadness with hope can be vital for motivating action towards addressing climate change.

Why We Don't Trust Each Other Anymore

Kyla’s Newsletter • 154 implied HN points • 22 Feb 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Emotions
  1. Language plays a significant role in shaping reality and impacting how we understand the economy and each other, ultimately affecting trust.
  2. The disconnect between words and concepts, especially concerning economic terms, can lead to confusion and misinterpretation in society.
  3. The overuse of technology, social media, and the attention economy, alongside the lack of genuine human interaction, contributes to a sense of loneliness, isolation, and decreasing trust within communities.

self-abandonment

bookbear express • 143 implied HN points • 09 Mar 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Emotions
  1. Learning to experience emotions in a new way involves understanding self-abandonment and its impact on personal well-being.
  2. The fear of abandonment is often rooted in the idea of abandoning oneself rather than fearing being abandoned by others.
  3. Personal challenges often stem from one's own attitude towards oneself, rather than solely from external influences.

On Gifts

findingbetter • 39 implied HN points • 03 Jul 23
🎭️ Culture Emotions
  1. Gift-giving is both meaningful and stressful because it recognizes relationships but can easily go wrong.
  2. Each gift tells a story with different elements like the occasion, giver, recipient, and audience involved.
  3. There are important considerations when giving gifts, such as understanding the recipient's expectations and balancing satisfaction for all involved.

Empathy No. 122

Empathy: The Remnant Pieces • 39 implied HN points • 11 May 23
📚 Literature Emotions
  1. Carlie and RBStoryteller have a conversation about upcoming school events and Carlie contemplates taking birth control for their relationship
  2. They discuss potentially attending the homecoming dance and prom together
  3. Communication about sensitive topics like birth control is important in relationships

How to handle critical feedback

PeopleStorming • 39 implied HN points • 16 May 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Emotions
  1. During feedback conversations, focus on being curious and open-minded rather than defensive.
  2. Ask yourself 3 important questions when emotionally triggered during feedback: Check the story you're telling yourself, understand the actual feedback, and identify your feelings.
  3. Criticism triggers cortisol production in our bodies, while praise triggers oxytocin; understanding this can help rationalize reactions to feedback.

Words, Words, Words

Let's Get Psychophysical ! • 39 implied HN points • 15 Mar 23
📖 Philosophy Emotions
  1. Arguments online often center around words, their definitions, and emotional reactions they provoke, rather than the actual content being discussed.
  2. Our brains are wired to react emotionally to words, and it's important to understand and control these reactions.
  3. To escape the power words hold over us, it's essential to use words purposefully as tools for action, rather than letting them control our thoughts and movements.

My Brain, My Cartographer

Affective Medicine • 39 implied HN points • 19 Sep 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Emotions
  1. Affect is a composite of many factors including valence and arousal
  2. The brain maps the body to process interoception and simulate different body states
  3. Feelings are mental representations of different body states, indicating the brain generates and simulates feelings

Poem: Clang

Sounds Good! • 19 implied HN points • 03 Feb 24
📚 Literature Emotions
  1. The poem reflects on the soullessness of a friend and the pain of realizing it too late.
  2. The friend in the poem exhibits a lack of vulnerability and is portrayed as psychologically bereft and spiritually bankrupt.
  3. The poem highlights the emptiness and profound sadness caused by a person who seems to lack a soul.

Low frequency, high impact

10x your mind • 19 implied HN points • 25 Jan 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Emotions
  1. Low frequency waves have a high impact, like gentle waves in an ocean that create a soothing effect.
  2. Speaking in a lower frequency can create an emotional connection with the listener, while high frequency speech can lead to lack of connection and understanding.
  3. Using low frequency music and speech can help relax and focus individuals, and even influence plant growth positively.