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Emotional vocabulary
Languishing, saudade, granularity. Precise words for diffuse states.
N.º 13 · PILLAR languishing
THE PILLAR OF THIS SERIES
Languishing: when you function but nothing blooms
Not depressed, not well: the middle state has a proper name. What languishing is according to Keyes's research, how to tell it apart, and why naming it matters.
N.º 44 What Barrett found when she measured granularity → N.º 35 Guilt is about the act. Shame is about the self. → N.º 22 Feeling two opposite emotions at once isn't confusion → N.º 06 When you can't put your feelings into words → N.º 17 Saudade is nostalgia with the door left ajar → N.º 19 Why can't I enjoy anything anymore: the state has a name →
COMING SOON
IN PROGRESS Saudade: the presence of an absence
IN PROGRESS Emotional granularity: why “I feel bad” isn't enough
The Monday letter.
One applicable idea a week. No hype.