Every Thursday I share three useful things to help you turn overthinking into expert thinking. Here are this week’s picks:

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​Flavors and feelings, with a buffet of examples from Jessica Hagy.

I admit I struggled to understand what I was seeing at first, but when I read each image as FLAVOR + EMOTION = FEELING, I found it thought-provoking and eerily accurate. Some particularly spicy ones (your tastes may vary):

• Sweet + sadness = longing
• Salty + surprise = rejection
• Sour + unease = dread
• Bitter + anger = spite
• Umami + joy = accomplishment

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​We all have three voices — the one we speak with, the one we write with, and the one we think with. Brief thoughts in writing by Austin Kleon

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Thinking doesn't just happen in the brain — we think with our bodies. Which is why we need thinking places with good visual noise balance

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What new thoughts, if any, has this email inspired?

For me, it's got me thinking about embodied cognition (wikipedia) and how our senses, feelings, thoughts, bodies, and the wider environment all relate to each other.

I'd be curious to hear your thoughts. Or which flavor-emotion combo tickles your senses the most?

Kim

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​Kim Witten, PhD - Coach & Consultant

Hello! My name is Kim Witten and I’ve spent four decades overthinking absolutely everything. I’ve turned this ability into a superpower to get stuff done and now my mission is to help others do the same. Read more about my journey​

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