Objective “You are stunning.” “This food is disgusting.” “The conference was impressive.” Subjective “I feel stunned when I look at you.” “I feel disgusted when I eat this food.” “I …
“Interesting blog,” is how my friend started a chat with me this morning. To which I responded, “I feel a little worried: interesting is one of the most emotional and …
I have spent so much time in my life trying to be right. Trying to design the perfect website. Trying to design the perfect argument. Trying to make sure that …
“We are Michael Brown!” shout black people. “I am Darren Wilson,” proclaim white people. The situation in Ferguson is not about Ferguson. It is not about Michael Brown. It is …
Originally posted on the iFeelio blog… ********** You’ve heard it before. “That guy was such an idiot.” Or, “this job is junk.” Or, “that woman over there is stunning.” Let’s …
I have a little tree inside of me. A little tree of self-worth. It says to me, “I am a good person.” Unfortunately, it is very fragile. When somebody shouts …
“People are like, ‘Wayne Brady’s always happy!’” he says. “No I’m not. Because I’m human.” I’ve previously posted about Bill Murray having trouble connecting with himself. A few months ago, …
Have you ever felt differently before doing something than you did while doing it or after you already did it? If you haven’t, then I’m likely to investigate whether you’re …
Emotional contagion, according to Wikipedia, “is the tendency for two individuals to emotionally converge.” As Ebola spreads further, what is spreading faster than the disease itself are the emotions surrounding …
There is an Ebola outbreak occurring in West Africa, that is taking many lives and instilling fear in many parts of the world. While the disease has not significantly spread …
I wanted it I built iFeelio for me. I wanted to have a tool to give me the space to express what I was ACTUALLY feeling. To actually figure out …
This could be the most common question I get after people have been using iFeelio for a week or two. Are you sure you can’t read what I’m entering? I …
“I’ll answer the question…You want answers?” “I think I’m entitled to them.” “You want answers?!?” “I want the TRUTH!!” “You can’t HANDLE the truth!!!” If you’re not familiar with this …
en-: to cause (a person or thing) to be in the place, condition, or state named by the stem. A friend of mine and I were chatting today and he …
Decision making is hard. And yet, can be so easy. Many times in my life I have been paralyzed by indecision. I have always struggled to make the pro/con analysis …
Why encrypt your journal? The use case I like to quote is imagine that you want to show your friend a photo on your phone. You pull out the phone, …
If you haven’t seen this yet, please watch it. And then stop watching it. Or don’t watch it, actually, don’t even read this post. You see, iFeelio is about connecting …
No. I’m not. I like psychology. I also like poetry. And literature. And intercultural communications. And religion. And neuroscience. And language. I believe that psychologists are not the only people …
The humor of Bill Murray is something I have deeply admired for most of my life–a la Caddyshack, Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, and Ghostbusters. I recently read about how …