emotional intelligence

Descartes’ Error: Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain

Author: Editorial 17th August 2022 0 Comments

This book comes from Antonio Damasio. The publishers say: “In the centuries since Descartes famously proclaimed, ‘I think, therefore I am,’ science has often overlooked emotions as the source of a person’s true being. Even modern neuroscience has tended until recently…
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Antonio Damasio, books, Descartes, emotional intelligence, emotions, neuroscience, rationality, reason

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

Author: Editorial 27th January 2022 0 Comments

This book by John Koenig has relevance to emotional knowing, emotional literacy and emotional intelligence. The publishers say: “Have you ever wondered about the lives of each person you pass on the street, realizing that everyone is the main character in…
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Author: Editorial 1st May 2020 0 Comments

This book has been written by Daniel Goleman. Its full title is “Emotional Intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ”. The publishers say: “The ground-breaking bestseller that redefines intelligence and success. Does IQ define our destiny? Daniel Goleman argues…
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Culture & Society, Daniel Goleman, emotional intelligence, emotions, empathy, impulse control, motivation, neuroscience, persistence, social deftness

Instead of rote learning useless facts, children should be taught wellbeing

Author: Editorial 4th March 2020 0 Comments

Writing in The Guardian , Alice O’Keeffe says: “In his treatise on the future of humanity, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century , the philosopher-historian Yuval Noah Harari offers the young people of today some advice. In order to survive and thrive in adulthood, they should not rely…
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children and adolescents, Education, emotional intelligence, The Guardian, wellbeing, Yuval Noah Harari

The School of Life: An Emotional Education

Author: Editorial 17th July 2019 0 Comments

This book has been written by Alain de Botton. The publishers say: “We spend years in school learning facts and figures but the one thing we’re never taught is how to live a fulfilled life [editor’s note: see Bad Education ]. That’s why…
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Alain de Botton, books, children and adolescents, Education, emotional health, emotional intelligence, relationships, Research, resilience, The School of Life