Category: Emotional Intelligence

Emotions

8/10/2024

I recently watched inside out 2 and absolutely loved it. I liked how Riley learnt to sit with her emotions, rather than trying to get rid of the unpleasant ones. Life is hard sometimes and it's impossible to experience joy all the time. There is a place for unpleasant emotions such as anger, sadness, fear, disgust, embarrassment, etc.

There's a funny says, "emotions are like toddlers - you can't let them drive, and you can't stick them in the boot." Basically, you can't act out on every emotion throwing tantrums whenever things don't go your way. You also can't squash your emotions down and try to ignore them.

Healthy ways to process unpleasant emotions:
Keep a journal
Talk to someone
Try to express them creatively through music or art
Identify the emotion then visualise letting it go

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Blame

3/10/2024

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Brene Brown is a world renown author and podcaster. In her short video on blame, she explains that blame is a response to anger and pain. She said we would rather blame ourselves that it be no one's fault as it gives us a sense of control. I am definitely guilty of this. The next time you are tempted to blame someone, aim for accountability instead. You might find you get a different response.
Consider this example: your sister kept you up late last night while she and her friends talked and laughed in the room next door.
Blame would say - it's your fault I'm tired and didn't do well on my test today.
Accountability would say - hey, my feelings were hurt when you kept me up late last night, even though you knew I had a test today.

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Monthly goals & reflections

1/10/2024

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Emotions are like farts

22/11/2023

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Social Skills: Good Manners

28/3/2023

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Social Skills: Conflict Resolution

21/3/2023

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I have a confession. I hate conflict and have not been great at conflict resolution in the past. I have tried the flight and fight options but these days I am much better at dealing with it. Here are some tips that I have learnt along the way.

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Social Skills: Ask for help

14/3/2023

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Emotional Intelligence: Active Listening

7/3/2023

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I have a confession to make, I'm not naturally a great listener. My mind wanders, I think about what I'm going to say next, I get distracted by my phone, etc. I want to be a better listener. It's something that you can learn, but it takes practice.

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