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The forgotten key to taking advantage of the best in modern life is not intellectual but emotional. It is not that intellect doesn’t matter… But emotion is the on/off switch for advanced thinking.
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041 |
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…only by selecting with care to what and to whom you want to give your precious time, attention, and energy will you be able to maintain a positive emotional state and do your best.
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043 |
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…positive emotions matter more than people realize. Usually regarded as a result rather than a cause, positive emotion is in fact a powerful abuse of good results of any kind.
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044 |
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Emotion precedes action. Emotion turns action on or turns it off.
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053 |
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The rush and the gush become allies if worry gives way to hope. The forgotten variable – emotion, turning negative emotional energy into positive – is the most crucial of all.
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054 |
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Whenever emotions matter, whenever subtlety counts, whenever the issues are complex and in need of explanation… these are just some of the times when it’s best that we are there in person, without distractions.
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086 |
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As is always the case when toxic emotions bubble up, attention loses the flexibility required for high-quality thought.
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127 |
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…when we talk about how emotions influence interactions, it’s closer to the truth to say things that are enjoyable will be perceived as easy to use and efficient.
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025 |
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Recent studies of emotions are finding that we can’t actually separate cognition from affect.
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032 |
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…we make cognitive as well as emotional associations with just about everything processed by our brain.
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035 |
