emotional intelligence
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emotional intelligence
the core skill of emotional literacy is paying attention to feelings in order to determine what emotions you are currently experiencing.
David R. MacIver • Labelling Feelings 101
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
A leading indicator of personal growth is how curious you are able to be with all your emotions - especially the ones you weren't allowed to feel as a kid.
Joe Hudson • Tweet
One of the things that happens as boys are growing up is they learn about a very restrictive version of masculinity, a list of things that you’re not allowed to do or say. Particularly around emotions: You’re allowed to be angry, and you might be able to cry if something’s really bad — like a sports team you’re on loses a really important game, or... See more
Keren Landman • How to talk to boys so they grow into better men
To avoid self-examination is to numb ourselves into present pleasure to avoid pain – a meaningless life.