The history of human emotions | Tiffany Watt Smith

The words we use to describe our emotions affect how we feel, says historian Tiffany Watt Smith, and they've often changed (sometimes very dramatically) in response to new cultural expectations and ideas. Take nostalgia, for instance: first defined in 1688 as an illness and considered deadly, today it's seen as a much less serious affliction. In this fascinating talk about the history of emotions, learn more about how the language we use to describe how we feel continues to evolve -- and pick up some new words used in different cultures to capture those fleeting feelings in words.

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[MrcfuMastr]

This talk reminded me of the term "existential crisis". It is a unique emotion that has only recently begun taking hold of our society. It stems from the fact that we have begun being aware of our place in the universe, and the anxiousness we feel about our future. It can be a powerful emotion, because it puts in perspective just how important our choices are, and the impact our decisions, or lack of decision making, is.

[bugalooskrimp]

2:35. The woman in the lime jacket looks at the man to her left. Possibly the best timing of facial expressions ever

[BloomwithAna-rsll]

This type of education should start at young age. It is such an interesting world, the world of feelings and emotions. This reminded me of a quote: ''The more we accept our humanness and our feelings for what they actually are, rather than what we wish they were, the more we digest them and grow as a human being'' - Andrew Kenneth Fretwell. From his book Emotional Alchemy The Love And Freedom Hidden within Painful Feelings.

[Drexistential]

Great hollistic perspective on emotions. I knew language had a role in the shaping of our reality, but emotions and the etiology behind the history of those terms completely escaped me. Well done!

[kasparpericulo]

One of the most interesting (and most satisfying to say) untranslatable words out there is Schadenfreude, the feeling of happiness when things go badly for other people. In fact, Tiffany Watt-Smith has written an excellent book on it - Schadenfreude: the joy of another's misfortune.

[TracyAllenPreplanner]

While this was not what I was necessarily looking for, I thought it was great! I watched the entire video and was truly engaged the whole time.

[manoj_og]

yawning is caused by deepest love ; god I love maths

[TheKulichik]

Спасибо за русские субтитры! Выступление потрясающее. Спасибо, Тиффани!

[DiabolicaLuke]

uniquely german word for an emotion: "fremdschämen" (stranger shaming) - the feeling of being emberrassed yourself when watching somebody else doing something emberrassing

[cibriosis]

i am a benevolent warrior....i fight and give at the same time...no one need to be like that...but understand those who cannot and maybe they will too..if not than not

[abhijeetbasak]

I thought she is an psychologist but at the end of the video she said she is 13:46 an historian. #amazed

[cibriosis]

take the anger upon youself and defuse it hurts a lot and i recommend to only who can take such pain and anger but be like that

[abhimat]

An offshoot of this talk would be to quantify and journal everything (even the pettiest of things) that happen in our lives; and this helps us to better deal with life

[juansanchez]

I like this video and they didn’t ask for it.

[didwjddk]

emotions are very effective system, they happen immediately and react at once.

[gfb]

homesickness was stress and a result of trauma - that is why. Because now we define it differently, because we understand it more.

[mfpears]

Eskimos had several different words for "snow". And yet I'm pretty sure that isn't what caused it to snow so much where they lived. Words follow meaning, not the other way around. If you think you can make yourself feel something different just by repeating a word to yourself, you don't understand emotions or yourself. For some reason we find it unbelievable that people in different eras could be different from ourselves. An individual can be strongly influenced by epigenetics, right? So what happens when an entire population goes through an environmental change?

[trinimami]

"I feel so Amae when my wife is driving. "

[aliabrahim]

Fantastic describe Analysis Philosophy in Depth Emotion Cognitive Human!!!!
Affect the degree in our Emotion of positive or negative is the sense of humanity, but how to control the feelings and your ability to deep feelings is mind in the feel in love is beautiful positive control of strong feelings be through the realization in the positive, but your emotions deep in the minds of mankind Better Idea.

[skandmanjul]

Hey you can call Sanjay manjul a great Indian archeological it's has great sense in harrapan civilization and a great point of understanding and is a great painter as well