The Romantics on Embracing Our Authentic Selves

The Romantic era highlighted the importance of nature, childhood or innocence, and negative capability. Negative capability centers around not having to explain every detail logically. In Romantic era poetry, some things can be mystical and without explanation.

Several notable saying that are part of pop culture came from the romantic era such as:

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

 Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sonnets from the Portuguese or popularly known as Sonnet 43.

I wandered lonely as a cloud.

William Wordsworth

A thing of beauty is a joy forever.  - John Keats, Endymion

 important lesson from the Romantic Era is embracing our emotions. Romantic poets were sometimes over the top with the expressions of love, loss, and longing. However, understanding and respecting our emotions can help us make better decisions.

The science of decision-making has evolved significantly, revealing the connection or interdependence between emotions, cognition, and behavior. Emotion regulation plays a crucial role in making better decisions.

In this podcast episode, we'll highlight the insightful life lessons gleaned from the Romantic Era Pots, unpack scientific research on effective decision making, and we'll learn to embrace our true selves..