Big Feelings
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'This book will restore your sense of control – and make you feel less alone in the world' ADAM GRANT Big Feelings addresses anyone intimidated by oversized feelings they can’t predict or control, offering the tools to understand what’s really going on, find comfort and face the future with a sense of new-found agency. Weaving surprising science with personal stories and original illustrations, each chapter lays out strategies for turning big emotions into manageable ones and will help you understand: - how to end the cycle of intrusive thoughts brought on by regret, and instead use this feeling as a compass for making decisions - how to identify what’s behind your anger and communicate it productively, without putting people on the defensive - how to spot the warning signs for burnout and take the necessary steps to balance your life - why you might be suffering from perfectionism even if we feel far from perfect, and how to detach yourself-worth from what you do
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Overall, this book is good enough, and it's easy to read (or listen in my case). I give it a 4-star rating because sometimes authors provide obvious advice, and you might already know what to do (burnout chapter feels exactly this way to me). It's not completely clear how good is the advice in some cases.
The reading consists of 7 emotions, 1 chapter per emotion: Uncertainty, Comparison, Anger, Burnout, Perfectionism, Despair, Regret. Mostly, it's a combination of stories and advices for each emotion. The authors experienced the above-mentioned feelings themselves and/or talked to other people who did. I would say the advice for everything could be compressed to ‘think differently about it'. It looks like this book suggests reframing the situation quite often. Besides that, it's about letting your emotions out and exploring them.
One more thing I wanted to mention is this book provides important advice on talking to people who experience despair. It's crucial to be careful so that you don't harm them.
All in all, it's more or less easy reading that might help you a bit, depending on what you already know. As with other books on the same topic, I would not expect any breakthrough from reading only one of them. It's a slow and iterative process.
P.s. pictures are nice.
