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Alex Mendelsohn, PhD @alexmendelsohn.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

While explaining the importance of emotional regulation, Rose Tyler is reminded of a line from a famous philosopher... #FootnotesFromTheMargins rosetyler.substack.com/p/unflappabi...

1 In preparing for this article, I was reminded of David Hume's famous line “Reason is,
and ought only to be, the slave of the passions,” which seems to contradict what I've
laid out here. To Hume, the “passions” are goal-generators; they motivate us, point
our compass in the right direction. To snuff them out would be a grave mistake.

I don’t disagree. Our emotions are vital and can signal very important things. What
I've tried to capture here is the futility of getting swept up in them. Losing control,
flying off the handle, slipping down to their mercy. More to come on the intrinsic
value of healthy, balanced emotion.