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Emotional Ignorance: Lost and found in the science of emotion

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For those who are interested in emotion, there's absolutely nothing new or presented in a unique way. While it explains many areas in great detail very much of it should be common sense or part of the general consensus. We learn that Burnett wrote this book right after his father passed away from COVID-19 during the early part of the pandemic in 2020. I found myself dipping into chapters rather than reading through in novel-esque fashion; to that end, the segment I found hardest to swallow concerned emotional relationships.

Dean Burnett’s fifth book is an insightful and fascinating exploration of our emotions, how they work and how they enhance all of our lives (and why it doesn’t always feel that way).Emotions, according to the Stoics and Buddhists, block reason and enlightenment, and the common view is that emotions are an impediment to rational cognition. The more aware we are of our emotions, the more we can moderate and control their effects and influence on ourselves. From Nobel Laureates Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter to theatre greats Tom Stoppard and Alan Bennett to rising stars Polly Stenham and Florian Zeller, Faber Drama presents the very best theatre has to offer.

This experience has taught Burnett to not disregard or reject the emotions he’s feeling, as emotional pain is equivalent to pain caused by physical injury or illness. It is, in part, what allows for altruism and other seemingly impossible acts of sacrifice even at a high personal cost and also the reason behind the immense pain caused by the loss of a loved one. After losing his dad, a neuroscientist goes on a journey of discovery into where our emotions come from, what purpose they serve, and why they make us feel the way they do. I found the book is almost like a diary, a therapeutic chronicle: in very personal terms it maps a journey through bereavement. It’s emotions that allow us to sort through the never ending stream of sensory input and retrospectively assign meaning and weight to individual memories.

To unravel the larger complexity of emotions, it is necessary to examine specific instances of distinct and recognisable emotional manifestations and expressions. After losing his dad to Covid-19, Dean Burnett found himself wondering what life would be like without them. Emotions have always been about change, and because emotions happen throughout our brains, they have the capacity to affect us instantly. Tevens merkte ik dat de schrijver niet goed tot zijn ‘punt’ kon komen, dus wat het nou precies was wat hij duidelijk wilde maken.

This is a very informative book about how the brain generates emotion and how it is both unpredictable and functional in how we think and act. Dean Burnett has appeared on NPR's Fresh Air, CBC's The Current, Ireland's NewsTalk and countless platforms and publications in the UK.Degene die het boek vertaald heeft, maakte vaak spelfouten wat betreft woorden in enkelvoud/meervoud. The experience would have been more enjoyable for me personally, however, if it had been conveyed in a more orthodox style.

Burnett initially wrote on the topic of Emotional Intelligence (EQ), however, following his father’s demise, he decided to include his personal experiences alongside the science of emotions and their functions in our brain which results in the topic of Emotional Ignorance. Ik had gehoopt dat er ook soms tips in zouden staan over hoe je met bepaalde emoties om kunt gaan, maar dit was niet echt het geval. Faber Members get access to live and online author events and receive regular e-newsletters with book previews, promotional offers, articles and quizzes.Much like Adam Kay’s This Is Going To Hurt, Burnett links humorous and touching personal stories with scientific knowhow. I am aware of what is involved and have spent time in anatomy rooms, that's not my problem but as someone who facilitated her father's donation and who is signed up, along with other loved ones, to donate herself, eventually I'd rather not think those dealing with us dislike it so much. Very up-close and personal, this book examines the role of emotions in numerous facets of life, ranging from the most fundamental biological processes to cutting-edge technology. We often see emotions portrayed as the irrational counterpart to clear thinking, as if it were merely a weakness, perhaps even an unfortunate evolutionary relic that renders us helpless in the face of ruthless and conscious AI (maybe I’ve watched too much Scifi). But in my world, I see the expression of emotion sometimes appears to be given an almost sacred and cathartic value representing an unquestioned truth, along the lines of, "if I feel it, it must be true".

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