You and I must realize that the English language is filled with words that, in addition to their literal meanings, convey distinct emotional intensity. For example, if you develop a habit of saying you ”hate” things – you “hate” your hair,- you “hate” your job; you “hate” having to do something – do you think this raises the intensity of your negative emotional states more than if you were to use a phrase like “I prefer something else”?
Source:Awaken the Giant Within (ed. Simon and Schuster, 1992), Page 165
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