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No is a decision. Yes is a responsibility.
The Ultimate Productivity Hack Is Saying No
James Clear
I also do not speak of perceiving someone’s emotion “accurately.” Instances of emotion have no objective fingerprints in the face, body, and brain, so “accuracy” has no scientific meaning. It has a social meaning—we certainly can ask whether two people agree in their perceptions of emotion, or whether a perception is consistent with some norm. But perceptions exist within the perceiver.
How Emotions Are Made
Lisa Feldman Barrett
After talking to the alleged asshole, does the “target” feel oppressed, humiliated, de-energized, or belittled by the person? In particular, does the target feel worse about him or herself?
Reviving Old Scratch
Richard Beck
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