"Proven Strategies, Profound Results." Emotional regulation and emotional intelligence are two of the most important skills for a happy, successful life. In Marc Brackett's latest book, he makes the point that these skills are the cornerstones of our lives, key to career, friendship, love, etc. And yet, these are not skills that are often talked …
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This week, a close friend of mine had a birthday. They hate to celebrate their birthday, which I've always felt sad about. But it's not for the reasons that you might think. When they were growing up, birthdays were kind of a challenging time rather than a fun celebration of their life. This friend of …
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I don't really think about my online life or how much I tell people about myself until something goes wrong. And then, I tend to isolate myself. I like to take the time to process my feelings without outside judgement, and I talk to only close friends. Part of this is that so many things …
Poetry is a funny thing. It's kind of forced on us in school, and becomes something we love or hate, something that bores us to tears or moves us deeply. It's also something that, well, a lot of modern hipsters like to think they're poets, right? Poems are a lot like man-buns, lumberbeards, Mac laptops …
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