Overloading attention shrinks mental control. Life immersed in digital distractions creates a near constant cognitive overload. And that overload wears out self-control. Daniel Goleman More Quotes by Daniel Goleman More Quotes From Daniel Goleman 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. Daniel Goleman eye brain men 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. Daniel Goleman rude coffee fun Scheduling down time as part of your routine is hard but worth it, personally, even professionally. Daniel Goleman scheduling routine hard Our passions, when well exercised, have wisdom; they guide our thinking, our values, our survival. Daniel Goleman passion inspirational thinking 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. Daniel Goleman empathy compassion needs The basic premise that children must learn about emotions is that all feelings are okay to have; however, only some reactions are okay. Daniel Goleman emotion feelings children Emotional self-control-- delaying gratification and stifling impulsiveness- underlies accomplishment of every sort Daniel Goleman accomplishment emotional self In a very real sense we have two minds, one that thinks and one that feels Daniel Goleman real inspirational thinking ....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. Daniel Goleman emotional essence self 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. Daniel Goleman tasks self worry Mindful meditation has been discovered to foster the ability to inhibit those very quick emotional impulses. Daniel Goleman impulse meditation-and-yoga emotional 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. Daniel Goleman real lying people 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. Daniel Goleman clueless leader world 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. Daniel Goleman destiny emotional brain 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. Daniel Goleman shopping compassion simple 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." Daniel Goleman reading education teacher People tend to become more emotionally intelligent as they age and mature. Daniel Goleman intelligent age people 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. Daniel Goleman teacher children school Green is a process, not a status. We need to think of 'green' as a verb, not an adjective. Daniel Goleman adjectives needs thinking 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. Daniel Goleman everyday challenges giving
