Angus Fletcher
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2,582 appearances
3 recordings
2 series
first heard Mar 2025
last heard 8 Jul
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And this is also the fundamental paradox of EQ is it's an attempt to get away from logic, but it is itself a logical operation because it's looking for identity.
It's looking to say, I'm the same as you.
And identity and equation, that's how computers think.
Those are logic processes.
So what we said instead is said, no, first of all, actually what allows you to be really good at understanding other people is not empathy and emotion, it's intuition.
And it's your ability to spot what's unique about that person.
Not what they have in common with you, but what's different about them.
And then we started to say, okay, well, if emotion isn't about me understanding you, and by the way, it would be really bizarre if our emotions had evolved to understand other people, right?
This is a very counterintuitive way for things to have evolved.
When we don't even understand ourselves.
Yes, that's exactly right.
Yes, exactly.
And so what we started to say is, well, no, actually, let's think about how emotions work.
When do you feel strong emotions?
Well, one place you feel strong emotions is when you're experiencing a story.
So if you go and watch a movie, that will trigger strong feelings in you.
If you go read a book, the story will trigger strong feelings in you.
You'll get concern for the main character.
Or you'll start to feel a sense of joy when they get what it is they want.
So there's clearly a connection between narrative and emotion.
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