Dr. Ethan Kross

Well, it often isn't, but it can be harnessed. And here's the way I think about texting and really how social media and the opportunities it gives us to communicate with others whenever we want, how this has thrown a curveball into the way we manage our own emotions and sometimes inadvertently affect the emotions of not just other people, but groups of people, and societies.

Well, it often isn't, but it can be harnessed. And here's the way I think about texting and really how social media and the opportunities it gives us to communicate with others whenever we want, how this has thrown a curveball into the way we manage our own emotions and sometimes inadvertently affect the emotions of not just other people, but groups of people, and societies.

So when we experience emotions, we are often intensely motivated to share those experiences with others. There's this wonderful research program by a Belgium psychologist by the name of Bernard Ramey, who spent his whole life looking at what do you do when you experience emotions? And he found over many decades of work that you're motivated to verbalize it, to get it out.

So when we experience emotions, we are often intensely motivated to share those experiences with others. There's this wonderful research program by a Belgium psychologist by the name of Bernard Ramey, who spent his whole life looking at what do you do when you experience emotions? And he found over many decades of work that you're motivated to verbalize it, to get it out.

So when we experience emotions, we are often intensely motivated to share those experiences with others. There's this wonderful research program by a Belgium psychologist by the name of Bernard Ramey, who spent his whole life looking at what do you do when you experience emotions? And he found over many decades of work that you're motivated to verbalize it, to get it out.

And there are a couple of reasons for that. We want to relate to other people, get their support, but we also want to usually process it. In the pre-social media era, two things had to happen typically to share our emotions. First, you had to find someone. to share them with. And typically in the process of looking for someone, either to find someone face to face or via phone, time would pass.

And there are a couple of reasons for that. We want to relate to other people, get their support, but we also want to usually process it. In the pre-social media era, two things had to happen typically to share our emotions. First, you had to find someone. to share them with. And typically in the process of looking for someone, either to find someone face to face or via phone, time would pass.

And there are a couple of reasons for that. We want to relate to other people, get their support, but we also want to usually process it. In the pre-social media era, two things had to happen typically to share our emotions. First, you had to find someone. to share them with. And typically in the process of looking for someone, either to find someone face to face or via phone, time would pass.

Now, what we know about time is that as time proceeds, our emotions in general tend to fade. So there's this wonderful work on the duration of emotional experiences and our emotional experiences all follow a common trajectory. So something happens in the world or in our mind. We imagine something that is provoking in some way. Our emotions get triggered.

Now, what we know about time is that as time proceeds, our emotions in general tend to fade. So there's this wonderful work on the duration of emotional experiences and our emotional experiences all follow a common trajectory. So something happens in the world or in our mind. We imagine something that is provoking in some way. Our emotions get triggered.

Now, what we know about time is that as time proceeds, our emotions in general tend to fade. So there's this wonderful work on the duration of emotional experiences and our emotional experiences all follow a common trajectory. So something happens in the world or in our mind. We imagine something that is provoking in some way. Our emotions get triggered.

And then as time goes on, they eventually peter out. And depending on who the person is and what they're dealing with, some people may peak more intensely than others and fade more quickly. Some maybe have shallower peaks and take longer to subside. But they all follow that basic trajectory over time. So let's go back to the pre-social media era, right? So you got to find someone to talk to.

And then as time goes on, they eventually peter out. And depending on who the person is and what they're dealing with, some people may peak more intensely than others and fade more quickly. Some maybe have shallower peaks and take longer to subside. But they all follow that basic trajectory over time. So let's go back to the pre-social media era, right? So you got to find someone to talk to.

And then as time goes on, they eventually peter out. And depending on who the person is and what they're dealing with, some people may peak more intensely than others and fade more quickly. Some maybe have shallower peaks and take longer to subside. But they all follow that basic trajectory over time. So let's go back to the pre-social media era, right? So you got to find someone to talk to.

And while you're trying to find someone to talk to, time is passing. That's acting to temper our emotions. Now, once you find someone to talk to, either face-to-face or via phone, the moment you start talking, you are now awash in all of this feedback happening. This emotional feedback, whether it's coming from your face, like you're giving me all sorts of information right now.

And while you're trying to find someone to talk to, time is passing. That's acting to temper our emotions. Now, once you find someone to talk to, either face-to-face or via phone, the moment you start talking, you are now awash in all of this feedback happening. This emotional feedback, whether it's coming from your face, like you're giving me all sorts of information right now.

And while you're trying to find someone to talk to, time is passing. That's acting to temper our emotions. Now, once you find someone to talk to, either face-to-face or via phone, the moment you start talking, you are now awash in all of this feedback happening. This emotional feedback, whether it's coming from your face, like you're giving me all sorts of information right now.

I would benefit from smiling if you could. There we go. Thank you. I'm just joking for those who are listening. But I'm getting information from you. And if I'm talking to someone on the phone, likewise, I'm getting their vocal tone is expressing to me how they feel. That is also working to constrain how we communicate with others.

I would benefit from smiling if you could. There we go. Thank you. I'm just joking for those who are listening. But I'm getting information from you. And if I'm talking to someone on the phone, likewise, I'm getting their vocal tone is expressing to me how they feel. That is also working to constrain how we communicate with others.

I would benefit from smiling if you could. There we go. Thank you. I'm just joking for those who are listening. But I'm getting information from you. And if I'm talking to someone on the phone, likewise, I'm getting their vocal tone is expressing to me how they feel. That is also working to constrain how we communicate with others.