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Gregg Krech, an expert in a form of Japanese psychology called Morita Therapy, discusses how to think differently about the role of emotions in mental health and the surprising power of taking action to improve things like anxiety, procrastination, and depression.Show Notes The relationship between feeling and action Morita therapy Feeling-centered vs purpose-centered lifestyle Coexisting with unpleasant feelings without acting on them  Cultural difference in our understanding of emotions Acceptance of emotions Content of emotions vs your relationship with your emotions  Zen meditation and the nature of emotions Working on feelings vs accepting them Acceptance, attachment, and suffering Non-resistance Self-focused attention Iatrogenics in psychotherapy Performance anxiety The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey Soren Kierkegaard Anxiety and intelligence Procrastination Michael Singer and The Untethered Soul You can learn more about Gregg and his work here: Thirty Thousand Days (website) The To-Do Institute (website) The Art of Taking Action (book) Get the latest MindsaMics episodes as soon as they're releasedIf you enjoyed this episode of MindsaMics and want to get notified whenever new episodes are released, you can join Nick's free weekly newsletter here →