Emotional intelligence, or where you fall on the emotional quotient (EQ), involves the ability to recognize and manage one’s own and others’ emotions. This week we talk about the five key components of emotional intelligence and the factors that can affect development including genetics and childhood experiences. Finally, we present the RULER model for developing emotional intelligence.

TLDR: Emotional intelligence has been linked to improved wellbeing and quality of life, and can be developed using the RULER (recognize, understand, label, express, and regulate) model

Links:

https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/low-emotional-intelligence

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/low-emotional-lintelligence

https://pg.casel.org/ruler-approach/

https://howwefeel.org/

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