Some of us might be tempted to imagine a world without emotion—nothing to complicate the workplace, the to-do list, dating, or parenting. But from people who have disturbances or deactivation in the emotion centers of their brain, we learn that they are actually unable to make decisions or connect with others. Emotions have a purpose, each of them, even in a culture that hushes this innate wisdom that is available to us all. Emotions happen inside the body and
