Feelings are self-justifying, with a set of perceptions and "proo... by Daniel Goleman

Feelings are self-justifying, with a set of perceptions and "proofs" all their own.

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When the eyes of a woman that a man finds attractive look directly at him, his brain secretes the pleasure-inducing chemical dopamine - but not when she looks elsewhere.

Emotions are contagious. We've all known it experientially. You know after you have a really fun coffee with a friend, you feel good. When you have a rude clerk in a store, you walk away feeling bad.

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Scheduling down time as part of your routine is hard but worth it... by Daniel Goleman

Scheduling down time as part of your routine is hard but worth it, personally, even professionally.

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Our passions, when well exercised, have wisdom; they guide our th... by Daniel Goleman

Our passions, when well exercised, have wisdom; they guide our thinking, our values, our survival.

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The act of compassion begins with full attention, just as rapport does. You have to really see the person. If you see the person, then naturally, empathy arises. If you tune into the other person, you feel with them. If empathy arises, and if that person is in dire need, then empathic concern can come. You want to help them, and then that begins a compassionate act. So I'd say that compassion begins with attention.

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The basic premise that children must learn about emotions is that all feelings are okay to have; however, only some reactions are okay.

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Emotional self-control-- delaying gratification and stifling impulsiveness- underlies accomplishment of every sort

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In a very real sense we have two minds, one that thinks and one t... by Daniel Goleman

In a very real sense we have two minds, one that thinks and one that feels

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....goal directed self-imposed delay of gratification is perhaps the essence of emotional self-regulation: the ability to deny impulse in the service of a goal, whether it be building a business, solving an algebraic equation, or pursuing the Stanley Cup.

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The task of worrying is to come up with positive solutions for life's perils by anticipating dangers before they arise. If we are preoccupied by worries, we have that must less attention to expend on figuring out the answers. Our worries become self-fulfilling prophecies, propelling us toward the very disaster they predict.

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Mindful meditation has been discovered to foster the ability to inhibit those very quick emotional impulses.

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Although traditional incentives such as bonuses or recognition can prod people to better performance, no external motivators can get people to perform at their absolute best. . . .Wherever people gravitate within their work roles, indicates where their real pleasure lies—and that pleasure is itself motivating.

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A leader tuned out of his internal world will be rudderless; one blind to the world of others will be clueless; those indifferent to the larger systems within which they operate will be blindsided.

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Our genetic heritage endows each of us with a series of emotional set-points that determines our temperament. But the brain circuitry involved is extraordinarily malleable; temperament is not destiny.

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Making choices that improve things for all of us on the planet is an act of compassion, a simple act we can do any time we go shopping.

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Educators, long disturbed by schoolchildren's lagging scores in math and reading, are realizing there is a different and more alarming deficiency: emotional literacy. And while laudable efforts are being made to raise academic standards, this new and troubling deficiency is not being addressed in the standard school curriculum. As one Brooklyn teacher put it, the present emphasis in schools suggests that "we care more about how well schoolchildren can read and write than whether they'll be alive next week."

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People tend to become more emotionally intelligent as they age an... by Daniel Goleman

People tend to become more emotionally intelligent as they age and mature.

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Emotional 'literacy' implies an expanded responsibility for schools in helping to socialize children. This daunting task requires two major changes: that teachers go beyond their traditional mission and that people in the community become more involved with schools as both active participants in children's learning and as individual mentors.

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Green is a process, not a status. We need to think of 'green' as... by Daniel Goleman

Green is a process, not a status. We need to think of 'green' as a verb, not an adjective.

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Want a happier, more content life? I highly recommend the down-to-earth methods you'll find in 'Mindfulness.' Professor Mark Williams and Dr Danny Penman have teamed up to give us scientifically grounded techniques we can apply in the midst of our everyday challenges and catastrophes.

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