The point is . . . language is important. It’s a bridge between ourselves and other people – It allows us to express how we’re feeling, and, crucially(definitely), get the help we need. But when it comes to emotions, most of us are just like that person with the painful shoulder. We just don’t have the words to describe what’s happening in us to others . . . or to even understand it for ourselves. Here’s something fascinating: Brené describes how she and a team of researchers asked 7,000 people to identify all the emotions they experienced. And guess what? The average number of emotions people listed were – wait for it – three: sad, angry, and happy. That’s it: mad, sad, glad. Of all the emotions in the world, all the nuance(subtle detail) of human experience, most people could only describe them in three categories.

And the reason that’s a problem is just like the painful shoulder: it’s as if you could only tell the doctor that you have a pain somewhere in the upper half of your body. And you could only describe that pain as “bad,” instead of say, that it’s throbbing(pounding), or aching, or shooting pain.

The ability to have the awareness of, and the precise language to describe your emotions is what researchers call “emotional granularity(Detail).” This granularity can benefit your life in many ways.

Having the right words allows you to identify your feelings and figure out where they come from. And if you can identify your triggers, you’ll be much better equipped to find ways to comfort yourself. 

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📚هایلایت قسمت ششم خلاصه کتاب 

Atlas of the heart

💫Bridge: پل

💫Express:ابراز کردن

💫crucially : مهمتر از همه

💫definitely : قطعا

💫When it comes to: وقتی صحبت از …میشه

💫fascinating : جالب

💫identify : شناسایی کردن

💫Average: میانگین

💫nuance : جزییات

💫subtle detail : جزییات ریز

💫Category : دسته

💫upper half of your body: بالا تنه

💫throbbing: درد نبض دار

💫pounding : نبض زدن

💫Shooting pain: تیر کشیدن

💫ability : توانایی

💫awareness : آگاهی

💫precise: دقیق

💫granularity : ریزه کاری

💫trigger: محرک

💫equipped : مجهز

💫comfort : آرام کردن

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