By Mark Manson
Emotional intelligence is a set of skills you can get better at with practice. Here are five skills you can cultivate to make you a more emotionally intelligent person.
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One of the biggest challenges in meeting any goal, whether it be related to productivity, waking early, changing a habit, exercising, or just becoming happier, is finding the motivation to stick with it.
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We can cultivate empathy throughout our lives, says Roman Krznaric—and use it as a radical force for social transformation.
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A new book suggests self-control is the key to success and that learning to defer gratification can change your life. But is it really that simple?
If only you could control yourself. If you had more willpower, you could finally lose those last 10 pounds. If you had more self-control, you could finally stop procrastinating, save for retirement, stick to an exercise routine, and avoid various vices such as alcohol and cigarettes.
New Year, new you… if only it was that simple. But it turns out scientists are discovering there are some mind tricks that can take your powers of self-control to the next level.
Emotionally intelligent people engage in a number of habits and behaviors that contribute to their ability to manage their own emotions and understand the feelings of others.
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Many equate self-discipline with living a good, moral life, which ends up creating a lot of shame when we fail. There’s a better way to build lasting, solid self-discipline in your life.
These strategies make it easier to stick to your good habits.