The skill of emotional intelligence is so important for connecting with others and making a meaningful life. Learn about developing emotional intelligence with the following books and TED talks.
Links to the TED talks can be found at the Emotional Intelligence TED talks board at Pinterest. Some of the presenters are also authors, and books purchased with the Amazon affiliate links below provide a small commission at no extra cost that helps to support the Daily PlanIt.
NOTICE (start with awareness: learn more at Creating Clarity and Wheel of Awareness)
I. AWARENESS – EMOTIONAL SELF-AWARENESS
↳ THE BRAIN: the fight or flight response (learn more at Brain Basics)
TEDED How to make your stress work for you, David Donaldson TED talk Resilience: the up side of down, Trevor Ragan TED talk How to “overcome” fear
➸ ANGER Why We Get Mad by Ryan Martin, TED talk Why we get mad, and why it’s healthy
➸ FEAR TEDED Mikeal Cho the science of stage fright, Jen Gunter anxiety: normal or disorder?
↳ THE BODY: physical cues to emotions (learn more at Identify Emotions)
• How Emotions are Made by Lisa Feldman Barrett, TED talk You aren’t at the mercy of your emotions
➸ EMOTIONS & THOUGHTS (REBT, Self-talk) Jennifer Willis TED talk What’s Your Frame?
↳ PAUSE: allow chemicals that flood the body after a fight or flight response to subside for better access to the thinking brain (learn more at The Power of a Pause)
• Emotion Rules by Joshua Freedman, TED talk Emotional what? www.6seconds.org, free apps at app store
• Alistair Horscroft TED talk 7 seconds to change your life
II. MANAGE: self regulation of emotions (learn more at Manage Emotions)
↳ SHORT TERM (breathe slowly, splash cold water) Wendy Suzuki How to calm your anxiety
• Bridge the Gap by Jennifer Edwards and Katie McCleary, TED talk Elevate your E.Q.
• Stress Resets by Jennifer Taitz, TED talk Stress resets, the ultimate mental health hack
↳ LONG TERM (self-care: meditate, move, manage stress. Learn more at the Coping Skills Toolkit)
• Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry, TED talk The power of emotional intelligence
• Living an Exceptional Life by C.J. Calvert, TED talk How to manage your emotions in difficult times
↳ RESILIENCE (learn more at the Six Rs of Resilience and the DEVELOPMENT Pathway at Pinterest)
• Deal With It by Lehan Stemmet, TED talk Change your brain and resilience
III. EMOTIONS OF OTHERS (learn more at Emotional Intelligence)
↳ SOCIAL CUES Dong Seon-Chang TED What do others think of you? How the brain perceives other people, Rebecca Saxe TED How we read each other’s minds
↳ EXPRESSIONS Universal expressions of emotions (learn more at Understanding Body Language)
↳ EMPATHIZE The Empathy Effect by Helen Reiss and Liz Neporent, TED talk The power of empathy
IV. SOCIAL SKILLS ➸ Communicate (learn more at Pathway to Communication)
↳ CONNECT A Little More Social by Nicholas Epley, TED talk The simple habit for a happier social life
↳ ATTENTION Alone Together by Sherry Turkle, TED talk Connected, but alone
↳ BUILD RELATIONSHIPS Social by Matthew Lieberman, TED talk The social brain and its superpowers
More TED talks and books about emotional intelligence:
- Dealing With Feeling by Marc Brackett, TED talk Emotional literacy, free app How We Feel
- Emotional Agility by Susan David, TED talk The gift and power of emotional courage
- 90 Seconds to a Life You Love by Joan Rosenberg, TED talk Emotional mastery
- Emotional First Aid by Guy Winch, TED talk Why we all need to practice emotional first aid
Learn more about What We Control and Develop Agency. Find more pathways and TED talks by speakers who are also authors at TED Talk Book Discussion. Find more Great Reads Pathways at Pinterest.
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