I really enjoyed this article. I’ve been focused recently on increasing my emotional vocabulary so that I’m better able to name specific emotional states and to recognize when they arise. This is a handy list of words that I’ve found helpful in learning how to describe my emotional states with a high level of specificity:

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John Oden is the founder and CEO of Aspire, an organization dedicated to helping people live happy, healthy lives. He hosts the weekly podcast “How to Live an Amazing Life” and is in the process of designing the world’s first fully regenerative, ecological city.