emotional intelligence
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emotional intelligence
The short version is that you definitely have emotions…and not understanding them makes it very hard to understand your own behaviour.
David R. MacIver • Labelling Feelings 101
To avoid self-examination is to numb ourselves into present pleasure to avoid pain – a meaningless life.
You’re allowed to figure out what emotions you’re feeling in broadly the same way you would with anyone else, which is by paying attention to what you’re actually doing. If you’re behaving in an angry way, maybe you’re actually angry.
David R. MacIver • Labelling Feelings 101
We’re meant to experience emotional pain so we can release it. No other reason.
Dr. Steven Brownlowtwitter.com
emotions contain both wisdom and delusion, and by experiencing them without clinging on, we can integrate their wisdom and let go of the delusion.
Trinley Goldenberg will be in the Bay • Tweet
a big theme from opening sessions at @bowmansschool is the importance of paying attention to your feelings
a few people have said they don't have access to them, so i thought i'd write a few quick notes on hacks i've used as a formerly severely dissociated person:
brooke bowmanx.com