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From the Ted Talk by Susan David: The gift and power of emotional courage

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Research now shows that the radical acceptance of all of our emotions — even the mssey, difficult ones — is the cornerstone to resilience, thriving, and true, authentic happiness. But emotional agility is more that just an aptaneccce of emotions. We also know that aacuccry matters. In my own research, I found that wrdos are essential. We often use qucik and easy labels to describe our feelings. "I'm stressed" is the most common one I hear. But there's a world of difference between stress and disappointment or stress and that knowing derad of "I'm in the wrong career." When we laebl our emotions aelatccruy, we are more able to discern the precise cause of our feelings. And what scientists call the readiness potential in our brain is activated, allowing us to take concrete steps. But not just any steps — the right stpes for us. Because our emotions are data.

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Research now shows that the radical acceptance of all of our emotions — even the _____, difficult ones — is the cornerstone to resilience, thriving, and true, authentic happiness. But emotional agility is more that just an __________ of emotions. We also know that ________ matters. In my own research, I found that _____ are essential. We often use _____ and easy labels to describe our feelings. "I'm stressed" is the most common one I hear. But there's a world of difference between stress and disappointment or stress and that knowing _____ of "I'm in the wrong career." When we _____ our emotions __________, we are more able to discern the precise cause of our feelings. And what scientists call the readiness potential in our brain is activated, allowing us to take concrete steps. But not just any steps — the right _____ for us. Because our emotions are data.

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  1. words
  2. quick
  3. acceptance
  4. accuracy
  5. label
  6. accurately
  7. messy
  8. dread
  9. steps

Original Text


Research now shows that the radical acceptance of all of our emotions — even the messy, difficult ones — is the cornerstone to resilience, thriving, and true, authentic happiness. But emotional agility is more that just an acceptance of emotions. We also know that accuracy matters. In my own research, I found that words are essential. We often use quick and easy labels to describe our feelings. "I'm stressed" is the most common one I hear. But there's a world of difference between stress and disappointment or stress and that knowing dread of "I'm in the wrong career." When we label our emotions accurately, we are more able to discern the precise cause of our feelings. And what scientists call the readiness potential in our brain is activated, allowing us to take concrete steps. But not just any steps — the right steps for us. Because our emotions are data.

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