September

12

Emotional intelligence

Dear friends   Emotional intelligence (EI) is an ability, skill or, in the case of the trait EI model, a self-perceived ability to identify, assess, and control the emotions of oneself, of others, and of groups. Salovey and Mayer’s who first coined the term, perceive emotions as useful sources of information that help one to [...]

August

4

What is well-being?

Dear friends,   Can happiness be used as a defining factor of people’s quality of life? Economists today seem to think so.   The following clip explains why economists around the world are beginning to use happiness as an economic indicator.   Intertesting idea! what do you think?   To your well-being!   Rona   [...]

August

3

The Well-Being Explosion

Dear friends,   In the following video clip Nobel Prize-winning psychologist Prof Daniel Kahneman explains why interest well-being is exploding worldwide these days, and why economists are interested in well-being. Kahneman also explains why the study of emotions may be the future of well-being research.   Intriguing ideas! Enjoy! Rona Dr Rona Hart Director Heart [...]

July

23

The emotional energy factor

Dear friends,   Today many of us are going through an inner energy crisis, claims psychotherapists and author Mira Kirshenbaum  in her book The Emotional Energy Factor. We keep looking, she argues, for the keys to our wellbeing – success, happiness and peace of mind, and end up feeling emotionally drained and physically tired in [...]