Saved by Abie Cohen and
How Emotions Are Made: The Theory of Constructed Emotion
Emotions are not reactions to the world. You are not a passive receiver of sensory input but an active constructor of your emotions.
Lisa Feldman Barrett • How Emotions Are Made
your emotional experiences feel like they are the truth of the world around you, when in reality the culture we live in shapes your emotions...and your emotions serve as a lens for interpreting the world around you.
Kristen Lindquist • In your feelings? Turns out, we all experience emotions differently
Emotions are not reactions to the world. You are not a passive receiver of sensory input but an active constructor of your emotions. From sensory input and past experience, your brain constructs meaning and prescribes action. If you didn’t have concepts that represent your past experience, all your sensory inputs would just be noise. You wouldn’t k
... See more