Do you like red, yellow, blue (i.e. primary colors)? Or are you more of a green, purple, orange kind of person?
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Asking — and answering — life's interesting questions
Do you like red, yellow, blue (i.e. primary colors)? Or are you more of a green, purple, orange kind of person?
Share why if you wish.
Sweet things tickle the tongue. What is your favorite candy?
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There are many things that can motivate you: fear, hope, anger, desire. One of the more overlooked emotions is joy. What brings you the most joy?
Negative emotions can be channeled into positive action. For example, if you are afraid of losing your job, you might try to impress the people you work for and with.
Listen to a podcast where Michael and Lee discuss the related question: ‘How can we maintain wonder?’ We also discuss a bonus question: ‘How do you think others see you?’
However, positive emotions are very valuable as well. Experiencing joy can be exhilarating, and the desire to recapture that feeling can be very powerful.
In order to have a repeat experience, however, it helps to know just what, exactly, brings you joy.
Can you think of times in your life when you have felt joyous? What did those moments have in common? And what might you do in order to feel that way again?
Related questions: How can we increase joy? How can you take joy from joyless tasks? What makes you the happiest?
Do you consider yourself more of a pragmatist, or more of an optimist? Do you think one has advantages over the other?
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Social media apps like Facebook and Twitter have been around or quite a while. Others are newer, and you might not know as much about them. Are there any that you wish you knew more about?
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