A Nap Boosts EQ

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Nov 172011
 

This study shows that people who take a short nap are less reactive and more accurate in their emotional appraisal. A Role for REM Sleep in Recalibrating the Sensitivity of the Human Brain to Specific Emotions Perhaps obvious that when we’re rested we’re better able to access our emotional intelligence — but a good reminder. [...]

Exercise and Emotional Wellbeing

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Oct 032011
 
Exercise and Emotional Wellbeing

I was recently talking to a group about the fact that we can choose how we feel. “But didn’t you say emotions are an automatic biological response?”   Yes, in fact, I did… but don’t we have choice about our biology?  I remember years ago interviewing neurobiologist Debra Niehoff about the way some people seemed [...]