Dr. Ethan Kross

I say loosely because it's not the case that all three of those things always get triggered every time you experience an emotion, but they tend to hang together. And the whole idea here is that we evolve the capacity to experience these emotions because they help us. So anxiety focuses us in on potential threats, allowing us to prepare for them. Anger is another example.

Anger is something we experience when we perceive that our view of how things should work is violated. There is the opportunity to fix the situation. We experience anger. What about sadness? How on earth could sadness be useful? Well, we tend to experience sadness when we experience some change in our way of understanding ourself or the world. Something happens that challenges that worldview.

Anger is something we experience when we perceive that our view of how things should work is violated. There is the opportunity to fix the situation. We experience anger. What about sadness? How on earth could sadness be useful? Well, we tend to experience sadness when we experience some change in our way of understanding ourself or the world. Something happens that challenges that worldview.

Anger is something we experience when we perceive that our view of how things should work is violated. There is the opportunity to fix the situation. We experience anger. What about sadness? How on earth could sadness be useful? Well, we tend to experience sadness when we experience some change in our way of understanding ourself or the world. Something happens that challenges that worldview.

And there's nothing you can do or nothing you think you can do to actually change Fix it. So the loss of a loved one, getting fired, right? Now your view of yourself and the world is forever changed. You can't bring that person back. You can't get that new job.

And there's nothing you can do or nothing you think you can do to actually change Fix it. So the loss of a loved one, getting fired, right? Now your view of yourself and the world is forever changed. You can't bring that person back. You can't get that new job.

And there's nothing you can do or nothing you think you can do to actually change Fix it. So the loss of a loved one, getting fired, right? Now your view of yourself and the world is forever changed. You can't bring that person back. You can't get that new job.

So we experience this emotion that motivates us to introspect, to turn inward, to start doing that important thinking work that we need to do to start reframing

So we experience this emotion that motivates us to introspect, to turn inward, to start doing that important thinking work that we need to do to start reframing

So we experience this emotion that motivates us to introspect, to turn inward, to start doing that important thinking work that we need to do to start reframing

our lives and our place in this world this sadness experience also motivates us to slow down physiologically like just kind of pull back and withdraw but it also does something quite beautiful if you ask me which is it leaves this it gives off this kind of alarm

our lives and our place in this world this sadness experience also motivates us to slow down physiologically like just kind of pull back and withdraw but it also does something quite beautiful if you ask me which is it leaves this it gives off this kind of alarm

our lives and our place in this world this sadness experience also motivates us to slow down physiologically like just kind of pull back and withdraw but it also does something quite beautiful if you ask me which is it leaves this it gives off this kind of alarm

signal to everyone in our network in the form of a sad facial display that communicates to other people that, hey, don't leave me alone for too long because I am social and I need some connection. So check up on me at times, which is why when you see someone with a sad facial expression, you often want to help them. So that's what emotions are. They're different.

signal to everyone in our network in the form of a sad facial display that communicates to other people that, hey, don't leave me alone for too long because I am social and I need some connection. So check up on me at times, which is why when you see someone with a sad facial expression, you often want to help them. So that's what emotions are. They're different.

signal to everyone in our network in the form of a sad facial display that communicates to other people that, hey, don't leave me alone for too long because I am social and I need some connection. So check up on me at times, which is why when you see someone with a sad facial expression, you often want to help them. So that's what emotions are. They're different.

People often wonder what's the difference between emotion and a feeling. I like to point out that Feelings are the subjective part of an emotional experience. If you think about what happens when you are physically ill, there are lots of things happening in your body that you have no awareness of. But what you typically are aware of is your fever, right? The feelings of chills and the sweats.

People often wonder what's the difference between emotion and a feeling. I like to point out that Feelings are the subjective part of an emotional experience. If you think about what happens when you are physically ill, there are lots of things happening in your body that you have no awareness of. But what you typically are aware of is your fever, right? The feelings of chills and the sweats.

People often wonder what's the difference between emotion and a feeling. I like to point out that Feelings are the subjective part of an emotional experience. If you think about what happens when you are physically ill, there are lots of things happening in your body that you have no awareness of. But what you typically are aware of is your fever, right? The feelings of chills and the sweats.

That's a component of physical illness that you become aware. Feelings are that subjective component of an emotional response. It's like the temperature you experience when you're physically ill. Is that helpful for emotions?