emotional intelligence

According to neuropsychologist Julia DiGangi, no one can live a life free of emotional pain. We can only choose how those emotions empower us.

“When Harry Met Sally” lied to you.

Successful alpha leadership is more about caring and healing than dog-eat-dog supremacy.

The amygdala can hijack your brain’s response if it recognizes past trauma in a current situation. To regain control, simply press pause.

Is mindfulness really the panacea it’s touted to be, or are we glossing over some fundamental flaws?

It’s time to bring “friendship love” back.

Anger and silence are the two worst reactions.

Psychopathic tendencies may be present to some extent in all of us. New research is reframing this often sensationalized and maligned set of traits and finding some positive twists.

If you’ve looked for a job recently, you may have encountered the personality test. You may also have wondered if it was backed by scientific research.

When a whoopsie-daisy just won’t cut it.

Sophia, the humanoid robot, is not just mirroring emotions; she’s leading a revolution in emotional intelligence.

We all spend way too much time worrying what other people think of us — it’s time to cut loose.

When you do something with all your heart and mind, you do it with “meraki.” When we lack this feeling, it can lead to burnout.

“Human connection is as threatened by unhealthy peace as it is by unhealthy conflict.” —Priya Parker

Impossible standards and poor self-understanding are making us miserable.

The existential philosopher argued that an authentic and meaningful life is measured by choice.

Philosophers Massimo Pigliucci and Greg Lopez discuss how Stoicism can help us gain perspective on our emotions and act with intention in the world.

Emotion dysregulation has been linked to unhealthy risk-taking, relationship challenges, and negative physical health outcomes.

Not all conflict is bad. Expert Priya Parker explains how “heat” can be harnessed for good.

Meditation can put you in a wiser relationship with life.

The replication crisis has debunked many of psychology’s fair-haired hypotheses, but for the marshmallow test, things have only become more interesting.

If you think everyone around you is terrible, the joke may be on you.

We know that everything changes, but we long for something more permanent.

Adolescents’ brains are highly capable, if inconsistent, during this critical age of exploration and development. They are also acutely tuned into rewards.

Uncover the high cost of raising a family and discover strategies to make it more manageable and rewarding.

The paradox of failure explains why even a healthy rage-quit won’t keep a good gamer down.

Journaling helped Marcus Aurelius cultivate the emotional intelligence necessary to steer Rome through turbulent times.

Though Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War” is a classic military treatise, its advice applies to all manner of conflict.

You can’t spot a liar just by looking — but psychologists are zeroing in on methods that might actually work.

“You gotta know when to fold ’em.”