Do you routinely cut yourself off from feeling? Do you bristle at the act of having to perform a “work-friendly” version of yourself? There are many ways we compartmentalise ourselves and our emotions.

Coming up, we explore:

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Collective Illusions: Conformity, Complicity and the Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions (book by Todd Rose)

https://www.amazon.com.au/Collective-Illusions-Conformity-Complicity-Decisions/dp/0306925680

Severance (TV series directed by Ben Stiller)

The Substance (film directed by Coralie Fargeat)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Substance

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (film directed by Michel Gondry)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_Sunshine_of_the_Spotless_Mind

“Emotions are like children - You don't want them driving the car, but you shouldn't stuff them in the trunk either."