And in one way is that, the negative emotions get us to do one thing,
the one thing that was, you know, perhaps the best answer for
our ancestors when they, you know, faced a threat to life or limb.
But positive emotions aren't about getting you to do one thing,
they're about kind of broadening your perspective.
And getting you to be open to do maybe ten different things.
There's a number of things that might fit into this situation.
So they, they kind of.
I mean, negative emotions kind of have this clampdown.
[LAUGH] Kind of, you know they, they really put blinders on us and
get us to want to do one thing but
positive emotions kind of pull those blinders away and, and, and broaden us.
So. >> I'm just
thinking about kids learning in school and our school environments in general.
If teachers could have more positive classrooms, the kind of things you
describe about exploring and interest and all that would be a beneficial thing.
>> Right, exactly.
So it's like that, that foundation,
that emotional soil that you create in a classroom setting is either going to,
you know, help people be in that kind of flexible mode versus, versus not.
>> I'm reminded of that cliche survive and thrive.
>> Mm-hm.
>> So the negativity might be more on the survival even though that
the positive is as well.
But thriving that's where the positive is.
>> Yeah, yeah.
>> So getting into your mission and
your purpose in life you want to thrive, you want to really excel.
That's where the positivity kicks in.
>> Right. So it's it's a great example of how,
you know, negative emotions could be about saving your skin,
getting you through this terrible moment.
Positive emotions really aren't about saving your skin in this moment,
they're about preparing you for the next moments, you know.
So this is where I feel like they,
that the time scale of negative and positive emotions is just so different.
Negative emotions, the adaptive benefit is like right in the here and
now and for at least for our, our ancestors, you know,
the negative emotions aren't always adaptive in the here and now for us today.
But positive emotions, their benefit doesn't show up when you feel them.
>> Mm.
>> It shows up down the road and it shows up down the road in step with how
frequently you've felt that positive emotion or, or range of positive emotions.
So whereas negative emotions are really about time present.