Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett

Yes, she did. And I think one of the reasons why she is good now, it's not that she never has challenges with her mood, but she understands them in physical terms. She doesn't understand her mood as being a psychological problem. She understands it as a symptom or a barometer of her body budget.

Yes, she did. And I think one of the reasons why she is good now, it's not that she never has challenges with her mood, but she understands them in physical terms. She doesn't understand her mood as being a psychological problem. She understands it as a symptom or a barometer of her body budget.

Well, but I think that you just put your finger on the really important thing. It's that it changes what you do next.

Well, but I think that you just put your finger on the really important thing. It's that it changes what you do next.

And that changes the trajectory of what happens. And I think this is really, it's not like a magic cure, but it, and again, you know, but when someone is, when you feel really distressed, you either look to the world, like what is wrong with the world? Or you look to yourself, what is wrong with me? And really it could be, maybe there is something wrong with the world.

And that changes the trajectory of what happens. And I think this is really, it's not like a magic cure, but it, and again, you know, but when someone is, when you feel really distressed, you either look to the world, like what is wrong with the world? Or you look to yourself, what is wrong with me? And really it could be, maybe there is something wrong with the world.

Maybe there is something wrong with you, but most likely it's something, there's a body budgeting problem Even if it's the case that there's something wrong with the world, you're better equipped to deal with that thing if you are managing your body budget.

Maybe there is something wrong with you, but most likely it's something, there's a body budgeting problem Even if it's the case that there's something wrong with the world, you're better equipped to deal with that thing if you are managing your body budget.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Exactly. And I think, honestly, if leaders take this seriously... then the hope is that there'll be some realization that this is also important. for everybody. And we have a society that is structured in a particular way, but there's no requirement that it's structured in this way. The biggest predictor of work productivity is sleep and hydration.

Exactly. And I think, honestly, if leaders take this seriously... then the hope is that there'll be some realization that this is also important. for everybody. And we have a society that is structured in a particular way, but there's no requirement that it's structured in this way. The biggest predictor of work productivity is sleep and hydration.

And after you take away sleep and hydration, I think exercise is up there too. Some of us have more choices than others, right? But it's important, I think, For people who are CEOs, who are leaders, who are business leaders to understand that there are good business reasons. There are good economic reasons to take this shit seriously.

And after you take away sleep and hydration, I think exercise is up there too. Some of us have more choices than others, right? But it's important, I think, For people who are CEOs, who are leaders, who are business leaders to understand that there are good business reasons. There are good economic reasons to take this shit seriously.

So I should say that I am not an expert in the metabolism of alcohol. So I'm going to extrapolate based on what I do know. And what I would say there is that sometimes people will drink alcohol like they will eat chocolate or they're doing it for the taste or for the experience of the ambience and experience of it, right? But a lot of people end up using alcohol.

So I should say that I am not an expert in the metabolism of alcohol. So I'm going to extrapolate based on what I do know. And what I would say there is that sometimes people will drink alcohol like they will eat chocolate or they're doing it for the taste or for the experience of the ambience and experience of it, right? But a lot of people end up using alcohol.

They might start that way or they might start because they're doing something with friends, but then they realize that it has a mood. It affects their mood. Anything which affects your mood, like people talk a lot about emotion regulation, but it's actually mood regulation. Again, you know, your mood is this... these simple feelings that are with you all the time.

They might start that way or they might start because they're doing something with friends, but then they realize that it has a mood. It affects their mood. Anything which affects your mood, like people talk a lot about emotion regulation, but it's actually mood regulation. Again, you know, your mood is this... these simple feelings that are with you all the time.

You know, your brain is always regulating your body. Your body is always sending signals back to your brain, out of which it makes mood. So mood is a property of consciousness. It's with you always. sometimes in moments you will make sense of the signals and the mood that goes with it in terms of the outside world. And that's when you experience emotion, right?

You know, your brain is always regulating your body. Your body is always sending signals back to your brain, out of which it makes mood. So mood is a property of consciousness. It's with you always. sometimes in moments you will make sense of the signals and the mood that goes with it in terms of the outside world. And that's when you experience emotion, right?