Andrew Huberman· PhD
So we can't really say that certain emotions like sadness or happiness are healthy. It's context is important. Cultural context is important.
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So we can't really say that certain emotions like sadness or happiness are healthy. It's context is important. Cultural context is important.
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We can't really say an emotion is good or bad. Grieving at a funeral is healthy. Being happy at a funeral, assuming you loved the person that died is most people probably wouldn't think that was healthy. So we can't really say that certain emotions like sadness or happiness are healthy. It's context is important. Cultural context is important.