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The Two Levels of Emotion

The Two Levels of Emotion

From Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss — Chapter 3

The Framework

Presenting behavior: What you observe (anger, hesitation, silence, aggression) Underlying emotion: What drives the behavior (fear, loneliness, pride, loss of control) Always label the underlyi...

How It Works

The Two Levels of Emotion provides a structured approach to understanding Accusation Audit, Associative Coherence, BATNA as presented in Chapter 3 of Never Split the Difference.

Related Concepts

Concepts explored in the same chapter:


📚 From Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss