How Our Emotions Work

Do anger and envy have upsides? Does keeping busy make us happy? Why is regret so powerful? These and much more…

Emotions aren’t just things that happen to us, they are vital components of how we reason, motivate ourselves, think about the past and future and how we communicate with others.

Our emotional selves are sometimes remarkably resilient, sometimes out of control and often difficult to understand. Good feelings inevitably fade, while negative ones can stay with us forever.

To help explore your emotional side, here are my top articles from PsyBlog on the psychology of emotions:

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