American - Author | March 7, 1946 -
A little girl who finds a puzzle frustrating might ask her busy mother (or teacher) for help. The child gets one message if her mother expresses clear pleasure at the request and quite another if mommy responds with a curt 'Don't bother me - I've got important work to do.'
Daniel Goleman
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In politics, readily dismissing inconvenient people can easily extend to dismissing inconvenient truths about them.
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I don't think focus is in itself ever a bad thing. But focus of the wrong kind, or managed poorly, can be.
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Brain studies of mental workouts in which you sustain a single, chosen focus show that the more you detach from what's distracting you and refocus on what you should be paying attention to, the stronger this brain circuitry becomes.
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Teachers need to be comfortable talking about feelings. This is part of teaching emotional literacy - a set of skills we can all develop, including the ability to read, understand, and respond appropriately to one's own emotions and the emotions of others.
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Scheduling down time as part of your routine is hard but worth it, personally, even professionally.
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Western business people often don't get the importance of establishing human relationships.
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