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September 7, 2026

How Feelings Make Us Smarter

Hidden Brain · Peter Salovey · 48 min

Why we chose this episode

The case that emotion is not the opposite of reason but part of the machinery. Careful, unhurried, and quietly useful.

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What was the last decision your body made before you did?

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Who it’s for: Anyone who prides themselves on being rational.

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Notice one feeling today before you explain it away.

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