"Deep" and "surface" acting are the principal components of emotional labor, a buzz phrase you have likely seen flitting about the Twittersphere. Today, "emotional labor" has been adopted by groups as diverse as family counselors, academic feminists, and corporate CEOs, and each has redefined it with a patented spin. But while the phrase has splintered into a smorgasbord of pop-psychological arguments, its initial usage was more specific.

First coined by sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild in her 1983 book, "The Managed Heart," emotional labor describes the work we do to regulate our emotions on the job. Hochschild's go-to example is the flight attendant, who is tasked with being "nicer than natural" to enhance the customer experience. While at work, flight attendants are expected to smile and be exceedingly helpful even if they are wrestling with personal issues, the passengers are rude, and that one kid just upchucked down the center aisle. Hochschild's counterpart to the flight attendant is the bill collector, who must instead be "nastier than natural." Such personas may serve an organization's mission or commercial interests, but if they cause emotional dissonance, they can potentially lead to high emotional costs for the employee—bringing us back to deep and surface acting.

Deep acting is the process by which people modify their emotions to match their expected role. Deep actors still encounter the negative emotions, but they devise ways to regulate those emotions and return to the desired state. Flight attendants may modify their internal state by talking through harsh emotions (say, with a coworker), focusing on life's benefits (next stop Paris!), physically expressing their desired emotion (smiling and deep breaths), or recontextualizing an inauspicious situation (not the kid's fault he got sick).

Conversely, surface acting occurs when employees display ersatz emotions to match those expected by their role. These actors are the waiters who smile despite being crushed by the stress of a dinner rush. They are the CEOs who wear a confident swagger despite feelings of inauthenticity. And they are the bouncers who must maintain a steely edge despite humming show tunes in their heart of hearts.

As seen in the research, surface acting can degrade our mental well-being. This deterioration can be especially true of people who must contend with negative emotions or situations inside while displaying an elated mood outside. Hochschild argues such emotional labor can lead to exhaustion and self-estrangement—that is, surface actors erect a bulwark against anger, fear, and stress, but that disconnect estranges them from the emotions that allow them to connect with others and live fulfilling lives.

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Regardless of your writing ability, the process of writing down one's thoughts is an age-old, tried and true way of self inquiry. Often, you'll find yourself revealing a deep truth about life, a sub-conscious pattern or other conundrum by simply writing about it. Many proponents of this method insist that the best way to write is by hand with a pen or pencil--believing that the physical motions in some way amplify the psychological powers engaged in attempting to language our thoughts. I do not hold this belief myself, and prefer to type, and sometimes read what I typed out loud, even recording it a la podcast, and listening to it back. The mechanism at work here is "mirroring". By mirroring our thoughts "out in the physical world", it allows us to perceive our awarenesses and conclusions from a different angle, or perspective, thus giving us insights we would not necessarily have otherwise. The process of self-mirroring is really another way of Two Pointing, with one point being what is happening in the imagination, and the other point being the written version of it. Journaling is especially effective when there is a confusion of energies, or there is something about what you are experiencing that is a problem, conundrum or conflict. Write all about the different aspects of your feelings about the subject, and you are sure to come to some new awarenesses about the situation. You can then apply more tools as needed to clear any stuck energies. I would also add drawing to this hack, and even if you have absolutely no "talent" for drawing, there is a way to do it that is highly therapeutic. Falling into the category of "automatic writing", by "randomly" drawing lines and shapes, you are essentially two-pointing subconscious patterns. Of course, you don't need to limit this to random lines and shapes--drawing objects or imaginings is also therapeutic. Focus in on a particular feeling or experience, and then just allow the pen or pencil to move across the paper. Observe the designs made, and let them bring you new awarenesses. -- From 25 No Cost Health & Healing Hacks by Boyd Martin)

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The ego is a funny thing. On the one hand, it gives context to the stream of events making up our life, but also sees those events as happening to us--the "poor little ol' me" that has all sorts of opinions about self-worth, and comparisons with other egos where it doesn't measure up. It seems to come from a place of powerlessness, and yet because of this, it brings an appreciation of power and allows us to experience states of awe in the presence of it.

The ego is constantly aware of what it is and what it isn't, drawing conclusions and judgments from both to flesh out the narrative of our value system. It speaks the language of "shoulds" and "should nots", adding emotional weight to one or the other, and going to battle against anything that opposes its system of conclusions. We took on this egoic construction, attaching it to a physical body and then declared that this is who we are.

As life plows on, it becomes obvious that the expectations of the ego are the reasons for our suffering. The ego wants life to be a certain way, and when it isn't, we feel cheated, angry, frustrated, or defeated. However, by pulling ourselves up out of this existential duality into a space of compassion and appreciation for circumstances not to our liking, we can gain a modicum of peace and understanding.

What the ego overlooks is the nature of things. It believes its entire world is there to provide for or steal away what it needs. It doesn't seek out the reasons for motivations of others, nor does it fully appreciate architectures that make things the way they are. It always takes things personally.

This brings to mind the story of the turtle and the scorpion. The scorpion asked to ride across the river on the turtle's back. The turtle said, "I don't think so. You may sting me and then we'll both drown." The scorpion promised not to sting the turtle during their voyage across the water. With trepidation the turtle agreed to let the scorpion ride on his back. Half way across the river, the scorpion stung the turtle. The turtle cried, "Why did you sting me? Now we'll both drown!" The scorpion replied, "Sorry. It's just my nature."

The ego has a blind spot when it comes to accepting the nature of things, and most of life's lessons revolve around appreciating the architecture and behavior of the people and things we interact with. Refusing to acknowledge and accept the way things are, is the highway to suffering. The appreciation of and compassion for the actors and objects in our sphere of experience, is how we successfully and happily navigate our life path.

By misidentifying or ignoring the nature of things, the ego is able to prove to itself its inherent powerlessness. Were it to accurately and compassionately accept and allow things to be what they are, the perfection of circumstances would reveal itself, and the function and role of self would become obvious. And this is the value of mindful, caring awareness. By seeking out and observing the big picture of people, places and things--how they interact, how they move and why--there is no reason for the ego to take anything personally, despite its propensity to do so.

In the Don Miguel Ruiz book, The Four Agreements, he says, "Whatever happens around you, don't take it personally... Nothing other people do is because of you. It is because of themselves."

It is the ego that interprets interactions as if it was the reason for the interaction, but the truth is that other people are acting out of their nature, and it has nothing to do with you. They see you the way they see themselves. We see ourselves in the way others are. Life is really just an infinite hall of mirrors, reflecting back to all of us who we are being. It's nothing personal, it's just the nature of life.

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