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Dear Friends,   In the following clips Prof Barbara Fredrickson, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, shares with us some intriguing findings from her studies into the effects of emotions, and discusses her Broaden and Build theory of positive emotions which offers an explanation as to how and why positivity and positive [...]

Dear Friends,   In the following clip Prof Barbara Fredrickson, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, discusses her new book, “Positivity”. The book explains on what positivity is, and why it is so important to us to be positive. She also discusses her Broaden and Build theory of positive emotions which explains how [...]

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 [...]