Summary of Susan Cain's Bittersweet

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#1 The author learned that we have up to twenty-seven different emotions, but we can’t tell a good story about so many different characters. We need to narrow it down and pick one emotion as the main protagonist.

#2 The story of how Sadness was created is a perfect example of how the Pixar team works together to create a better film. They were originally going to place a dark and gloomy character at the center of the movie, but Dacher Keltner, a influential University of California, Berkeley, psychology professor, explained that Sadness triggers compassion.

#3 Dacher Keltner, who is known for his work with positive psychology, is a born high-reactive person. He is warm and caring, and he radiates happiness. But he also has a deep sadness at the core of who he is.

#4 Keltner’s parents were both very passionate, and this caused a lot of drama in their family. Keltner, on the other hand, had a more scientific temperament and decided to study human emotions when he grew up.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Apr 21, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669389934

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Insights on Susan Cain's Bittersweet

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The author learned that we have up to twenty-seven different emotions, but we can’t tell a good story about so many different characters. We need to narrow it down and pick one emotion as the main protagonist.

#2

The story of how Sadness was created is a perfect example of how the Pixar team works together to create a better film. They were originally going to place a dark and gloomy character at the center of the movie, but Dacher Keltner, a influential University of California, Berkeley, psychology professor, explained that Sadness triggers compassion.

#3

Dacher Keltner, who is known for his work with positive psychology, is a born high-reactive person. He is warm and caring, and he radiates happiness. But he also has a deep sadness at the core of who he is.

#4

Keltner’s parents were both very passionate, and this caused a lot of drama in their family. Keltner, on the other hand, had a more scientific temperament and decided to study human emotions when he grew up.

#5

The compassionate instinct is a fundamental aspect of the human success story. It is what makes us care about each other’s pain, and it is what makes us cooperate with each other.

#6

The impulse to respond to other people’s sadness is located in the same place as our need to breathe, digest food, reproduce, and protect our babies. It tells us that caring is right at the heart of human existence.

#7

We often fail to recognize the power of sadness to unite us, and instead view it as