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9.3.3. Thinking: The Emotional State

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Our mood and general emotional state strongly affects the meaning we infer from any situation. A person with a knife may be perceived as a potential murderer by the already-frightened person, whilst someone who has just been meditating or praying might see the other person as emotionally hurt and in need of friendly guidance.

It also works the other way, with inferred meaning triggering emotional changes. A situation interpreted as threatening will trigger fear or anger.
 

Other parts of this section:

• 9.3.1. Thinking: The Inner World
• 9.3.2. Thinking: A Constructed Reality
• 9.3.3. Thinking: The Emotional State
• 9.3.4. Thinking: Multiple Personalities
• 9.3.5. Thinking: Assumptions and Beliefs
• 9.3.6. Thinking: Values
• 9.3.7. Thinking: Attitudes

Other sections in this chapter:

• 9.1. Sensing
• 9.2. Inferring Meaning
• 9.3. Deep Thinking
• 9.4. Inner Space
• 9.5. Formulating Intent
• 9.6. Translating Intent Into Action
• 9.7. Invention 'So What?'

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