someone used the phrase "thinking your feelings" on facebook the other day and it is haunting me
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Thinking one’s feelings sounds a lot like (an important part of) cultivating the inner observer to me. Is that what they were talking about?
they were talking about having thoughts about what your feelings might be vs. actually feeling your feelings. i do this a lot and i think it’s particularly an issue for smart people
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Interesting. I think there’s an important subtle difference between not being in touch with feelings and having to speculate about them vs. feeling and noting feelings with sufficient detachment to remain lucid and centered. Lots of very smart people in both groups, i.m.e.
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Straw-man nerd emotional maturity model: 1) Feelings? What feelings? 2) I AM THESE FEELINGS 3) I notice I’m feeling I was mostly 1 with rare outbursts of 2 until I learned to do 3. With 1 and 3, one risks being mistaken for a robot. With 2, a psycho. Emoting just enough is hard
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