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081: Your Emotional API with John K. Sawers
02:14 – John’s Superpower: Talking About Feelings in Public
04:57 – Programmers and Feelings
Coraline Ada Ehmke: Emotions as State Machines
09:39 – Being Educated About Your Emotions
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16:12 – Feelings As Addictions, Comparing Your Experiences to Others’ Experiences, and Setting Boundaries
24:05 – Emotional API
28:53 – Cognitive Deficits of Not Handling Emotions and Cognitive Benefits of Developing Fluency with Emotions
34:02 – Doing Work to Understand Your Emotions
“Practice doesn’t make perfect; practice makes permanent.” ~ Katrina Owen
36:34 – Getting Paid/Getting Further for Having and Learning About Emotional Intelligence
41:18 – Negative Effects on Teams When Individuals Refuse to Acknowledge Emotions
43:59 – Influencing Emotions and Emotional Responses
TIP: Temperature Change, Intense Exercise, Progressive Relaxation
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