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Gurteen Knowledge Blog May 27, 2022, 21:50The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is a website and YouTube channel developed by John Koenig that creates and defines made-up words – neologisms – for emotions that do not have an existing descriptive term. Here are two of my favorites: I love this idea – watch his TED Talk or his … Continue reading The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows A dictionary of made-up words for emotions
sonder n. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own—populated with their own ambitions, friends, routines, worries and inherited craziness—an epic story that continues invisibly around you like an anthill sprawling deep underground, with elaborate passageways to thousands of other lives that you’ll never know existed, … Continue reading Sonder The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
watashiato n. curiosity about the impact you’ve had on the lives of the people you know, wondering which of your harmless actions or long-forgotten words might have altered the plot of their stories in ways you’ll never get to see. Credit: The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows Quotations: John KoenigSonder The Dictionary of Obscure SorrowsWatashiato The … Continue reading Watashiato The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
