November 2020

Emotional contagion is one of the greatest powers we know. It is largely ignored. It comes out at times of turmoil in society and politics like in the past few years. People catch divisive, controversial emotions automatically and react to them impulsively. Anger rises. Anxiety increases. Cynicism and conspiracy theories abound. Erratic behavior runs rampant. […]

Emotional contagion is rampant now at this time of turmoil in society. People express emotions in their comments, articles and opinions and they are contagious. Emotional contagion is a phenomenon where people catch feelings and emotions from each other, because they are contagious. They are contagious because they feel good, are appealing, and attractive, and

Emotional contagion runs rampant at a time of turmoil in politics EMOTIONS DON’T THINK Emotions are not good at thinking.  Emotions are only good at feeling. Emotions do carry simple messages.   Emotions are contagious. Emotions can spread to and infect others, just like a virus. You can catch emotions.  You want to make sure you

When people are desperate, they panic and make emotional decisions, like recommending herd immunity for treatment of coronavirus Covid-19. This is not a criticism, because to criticize can be interpreted as an attack and this is not an attack. People get defensive if they feel attacked.  This is just disagreement. Panic is natural at a

Are you concerned about the turmoil in society, in Canada and especially in the U.S.?  Racism flourishes, thrives, and proliferates, in both countries. You know why this is?  There are many reasons, most of which are valid, but one reason that is often overlooked is that racism and turmoil involve emotions. You can’t have turmoil