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Deliberately cultivate positive emotional experiences during
Deliberately cultivate positive emotional experiences during recovery periods because positive emotions broaden cognition and restore the psychological resources that self-regulation depletes.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Positive emotions broaden cognitive repertoire and build (positive emotions broaden repertoire and build resources) and Directed Attention as Depletable Resource (self-regulation depletes resources). The principle prescribes intentional positive emotion generation as a recovery mechanism, grounded in how emotions affect cognitive functioning and resource availability.