![]() ![]() I, on the other hand, only work out so I can run faster than the zombies when the apocalypse hit. He’s incredibly fit and truly enjoys running. “The emotions that emerge in a given context are highly dependent on our unique perspectives and experiences this makes it very difficult for us to guess how someone else is feeling,” says Dr. ĭon’t assume you know how a person feels. Simply examine each of the words individually and weigh the number of positive emotive words against the number of negative to uncover the primary emotion being expressed. However, if emotionally weighted words from opposite ends of the spectrum are combined in a single sentence, using the “bag of words” method may help uncover the meaning. Some words have clear emotional connotations – love, hate, cute, precious, disgusting, wretched – you know the emotion behind each of these words. By being conscious of your own bias, you can save yourself the misery of misinterpreting an innocent message.Įxplore the emotional undertones of the words themselves. No matter how objective we try to be, like it or not, we bring our emotional baggage and experience into our interactions with others. Davis has taught teams of “emotion coders.” Through her work, she has enabled individuals on these teams to become self-aware and recognize personal bias. We are better off reading texts with the assumption that the texter has good intentions.”Ĭultivate awareness of unconscious biases. Davis, “If the text doesn’t say, ‘I’m angry,’ then don’t assume that the texter is angry. Don’t be tempted to assume either of these. Because we live in a world where we feel busier than ever but are somehow more accessible than in the past, a quick, “Be there ASAP,” or an “OK,” can seem abrupt or even passive aggressive. Sometimes, when the meaning is unclear, we assume the worst. Davis offers these helpful tips for interpreting text messages.Īssume good intentions. But, what happens if it’s just text – no punctuation or smiling faces? Dr. Personally, I’ve wished for years developers would create a universal sarcasm font – someone get on that – but in the meantime, we have to depend on context clues, like the number of exclamation points or any emoji’s that have been included. I’m not talking about decoding an acronym like “btw” or “ttyl,” I’m talking about deciphering the emotion behind a text. Tchiki Davis wrote an excellent article to help answer a question we’ve all asked ourselves at one time or another after reading a text “What’s that supposed to mean?” ![]()
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