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Most of us run on about six feeling words. Reaching for a seventh is not pedantry: a precise word points at a cause, and a cause is something you can act on.

Emotions & feelings5 min read

Guilt vs shame: why the difference decides what you do next

Guilt is about what you did; shame is about what you are. How to tell which one you are carrying, why it matters, and prompts for sorting one from the other.

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Emotions & feelings5 min read

How to describe a feeling when you cannot name it

A method for writing about a mood you have no word for: start with the body, the timeline, and the urge, and let the word arrive last instead of first.

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Emotions & feelings4 min read

How to use a feelings wheel when “fine” is all you have

What a feelings wheel is, how the rings actually work, and a step-by-step way to get from a vague mood to a word precise enough to act on.

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Emotions & feelings10 min read

A list of 190 emotions, for when “fine” is not doing the job

190 emotion words grouped by family, how a feelings wheel is meant to be used, and why a more precise word changes what you can do about a feeling.

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