Brain and emotions

attuned: familiar with somebody/something so that you can understand or recognize them or it and act in an appropriate way

undermine: to make something, especially somebody’s confidence or authority, gradually weaker or less effective

Endorphins are natural, opioid-like chemicals produced by the central nervous system and pituitary gland. Acting as the body’s natural painkillers, they block pain signals and trigger feelings of pleasure, well-being, and relaxation.

as though: ​in a way that suggests something

It sounds as though you had a good time.

wreck: a person who is in a bad physical or mental condition

Emotions are a vital part of decision-making and there are very few decisions we make in life that are not accompanied by some form of emotion.

情緒是決策的重要成分，會影響我們對資訊的重視、風險與回報的評估，以及行動的動機。大多數人生決定（例如工作選擇、感情關係、消費行為）都伴隨某種情緒，即使只是微弱的喜好或不安。情緒能提供快速的直覺與價值判斷，但也可能造成偏誤，因此理性與情感應互相補充。

overwhelm: IPA[ˌəʊvəˈwelm]

dreadful: very bad or unpleasant

sarcasm: a way of using words that are the opposite of what you mean in order to be unpleasant to somebody or to make fun of them

Emotions can influence how we retrieve memories, leading to biases in how we recall information, which can skew our perception of events.

情緒會影響我們從腦中取出過去經驗的方式，讓某些細節更容易被想起或被遺忘。這種情緒導向的記憶偏誤會扭曲我們對事件的整體感受與判斷。

skew: to change or influence something with the result that it is not accurate, fair, normal, etc.

fiasco: disaster

chuckle: an act of laughing quietly

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