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Feelings are indicator lights of “X is going well/badly”
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Whenever we’re feeling things, they’re raw and true indicators of how things are going
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A further claim: feelings are all you need to make the next optimal decision. Because you can feel if something is in consensus, in Consonance (AKA consensus), in Chanda, or not. You’ll always have access to this. You’ll never get lost
Sasha Chapin: “Acting like emotions don’t exist is a poor strategy”
It’s amazing how often emotions are neglected in writing about work in general. Think of productivity books that don’t talk about the emotional roots of procrastination, or books on entrepreneurship that don’t talk about the importance of cultivating esprit de corps. This is like if a guide to interior decoration contained guidelines on how to move furniture into your apartment but nothing about aesthetics.
