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The Managed Heart

10 min read 13 min listen Narrated by Sam
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What’s it about?

In the service economy, your smile isn't just a smile—it's a commodity. This book reveals the hidden labor of managing emotions for a wage and the cost of selling your heart.

You’ll learn

  • What emotional labor is and why it matters
  • The difference between surface and deep acting
  • How feeling rules are dictated by corporations
  • The personal cost of a managed heart