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Distinguishing anxiety from frustration on one-on-ones

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Former engineering manager asks how to tell emotions like anxiety and frustration apart on one-on-ones, since they feel elusive in people's heads. Anita suggests locating them in the body rather than the mind: anxiety is typically felt as nervousness in the chest, anger in the hands, frustration around the belly — these biological cues vary per person but are a first handle when asking 'where does it hurt when you think about this project?'.

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Locate the emotion in the body — anxiety in the chest, anger in the hands, frustration in the belly — and use that biological cue as a first diagnostic on one-on-ones.
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Concerns using the Knoster emotion matrix with real teammates.
question Distinguishing anxiety from frustration on one-on-ones
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Asked during Q&A by a former engineering manager.

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