A Field Guide to Feelings

Dissatisfaction and Craving

Sharpening your point until you miss it.

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There are two ways of wanting something; you can be broad, or you can be precise. It’s possible to be too broad or too precise.

There are many other words in the vast family of wanting: annoyance, anxiety, boredom, complaint, discomfort, dismay…