A short animation breaking down the concepts of emotional intelligence and how it's an integral part of thinking and decision making.
02:52 min
CLEAR ALL
“The opposite of depression is not happiness, but vitality, and it was vitality that seemed to seep away from me in that moment.” In a talk equal parts eloquent and devastating, writer Andrew Solomon takes you to the darkest corners of his mind during the years he battled depression.
There are 4 simple keys to becoming more skilled with your emotions, and the first is to stop thinking of emotions as positive or negative!
You may have seen children’s books that sort emotions into 4 simple categories: Mad, Sad, Scared, and Glad. That’s too simplistic, but it’s actually a good place to start! If you can understand those 4 categories, you can learn to identify and work with all 17 of your emotions!
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Emotional intelligence is a range of abilities, self-awareness, emotional self-management, empathy, social skills.
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