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Barbara Fredrickson, “The Science of Emotions” (Open Agenda, 2020)

New Books in Science, Technology, and Society

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Is There a Way to Control Negative Emotions?

CNN's John Sutter talks about the benefits of meditation and positive emotions. He says we have a much more capacity to regulate our emotions than we often give ourselves credit for. Meditation can help people learn how to self generate positive so-called 'lovely kindness' feelings, he says. The most dour person in the world is going to go from like this to the happiest, according to studies.

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