Episode 81: Jealousy

We all know what its like to be jealous. Jealousy is often considered one of the worst emotions but why is jealousy tinged with so much negativity? On a shorter format episode of After the Jump, Grace Bonney explains why she thinks jealousy is a good thing. Its not as radical as it sounds! Theres perhaps no faster or clearer tool for showing you exactly what you want than jealousy. All the people youre jealous of can and probably should be the people you add to your network of friends collaborators and coworkers. Tune in and find out how to turn jealousy into something much more productive. This program was brought to you by White Oak Pastures. Ive come to the conclusion that jealousy gets a bad wrap. [01:00] If jealousy and desire have the power to make us feel something so strongly, surely they have the power the help us do something good too! [02:00] What the internet doesnt show you is all the times things didnt work out. [02:00] Whenever I get that familiar pang of jealousy - I make myself stop and simmer with it until Im able to make sense of what Im feeling. [08:00] --Grace Bonney on After the Jump