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The Deep-Feeling Radar

Your brain has a super-sensitive alarm. When it goes off — a short reply, a message left on 'seen' — it feels like a real fire. This helps you notice the feeling, know what you actually know (no guessing at why they did it), find the right words, and land it without the shame hangover.

1Reading your body·
2Reading the room·
3Finding the words·
4Landing it

Step 1 — Your smoke alarm

Your brain has a super-sensitive alarm. When it goes off, it feels like a real fire. Pick where your body is right now — there is no wrong answer.

What you actually know

Your feeling is real, and we won't pretend to know why they did it — only they know that. Here's how to tell what you feel from what you actually know.

A friend reads your message but doesn't reply straight away

Your alarm says: They're annoyed with me. They're talking about me without me.

What you actually know: They read it. They haven't replied yet. That is everything you actually know.

A sibling says 'can you move?'

Your alarm says: I'm annoying. Nobody wants me here.

What you actually know: They said 'can you move?'. Those are the words that were said.

A teacher corrects your work

Your alarm says: I'm stupid. They think I'm a disappointment.

What you actually know: They corrected one piece of your work. That is what happened.

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