What I’ve done is to notice exactly what the emotion feels like when it’s happening; then, when I want to encourage that emotion, I try to remember that feeling, and imagine it’s happening now as vividly and intensely as I can.
I’ve thought of this as “direct emotional induction” but I’ve never written about it. It seems to work remarkably well.
I came up with this after studying the precise mechanisms the brain uses to control attention for my dissertation. I’m certain there are other names for this and that it’s been discovered through other means, but oddly I haven’t come across it.
What I’ve done is to notice exactly what the emotion feels like when it’s happening; then, when I want to encourage that emotion, I try to remember that feeling, and imagine it’s happening now as vividly and intensely as I can.
I’ve thought of this as “direct emotional induction” but I’ve never written about it. It seems to work remarkably well.
I came up with this after studying the precise mechanisms the brain uses to control attention for my dissertation. I’m certain there are other names for this and that it’s been discovered through other means, but oddly I haven’t come across it.