Emotions and Communicating

February 5, 2007
I discussed with a co-worker today the idea of all our emotions stemming from love and fear. It was a pretty interesting conversation. We went through all the emotions we could think of and trace them back to their roots. It was really fun to point out that jealousy stems from fear, etc.

I'm not quite sure how to apply this knowledge to communications. In a way it is useful to better understand my own emotions as well as those I am communicating with. By knowing where their emotions are coming from it will be useful in knowing how to console them or empathize with them. A key concept in communicating effectively and being a good listener is to understand your audience.