Book Review: The H Factor of Personality
By Kibeom Lee and Michael C. Ashton Bruce Lewolt, my American partner, recommended that I read this book. It was a terrific recommendation and a terrific book. In addition there is terrific review on Amazon: A Personality Model That Isn't Afraid Of The Dark dated 26 November 2012 with which I wholeheartedly agree. The Big 5 Personality Model is missing any reference to the Dark Triad and the H factor handles this. Lee & Ashton then go on to redefine the Big Five as the HEXACO .....
Read MoreBook Review: ‘How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain’ Part II
By Lisa Feldman Barrett The British Psychological Society recently published two interesting articles that tied into my previous post on Feldman’s new book and the Theory of Constructed Emotions. The first was “My-side bias” makes it difficult for us to see the logic in arguments we disagree with. The second article was A cartography of consciousness – researchers map where subjective feelings are located in the body. I then realised that after having published my review .....
Read MoreBook Review: ‘How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain’
By Lisa Feldman Barrett If you are interested in the field of Emotional Intelligence this is a must read. While Goleman’s book popularised the subject, this book completely revolutionises one’s thinking about emotions. More importantly Lisa Feldman Barrett is an actual scientist unlike so many who write on the topic yet she has a clear, concise writing style that makes this book a pleasure to read. As someone who went to Cambridge and studied Natural Sciences may I take my hat o.....
Read MoreWhy Temperament is the Key to Lifting Your Emotional Intelligence
Sissinghurst - the famous garden planted by Vita Sackville-West Recently Guy Winch published a terrific blog on emotional intelligence. Guy was discussing a yet unpublished study of 3,000 adults who were asked to respond to the following question: You arrive at a social event, excited to see friends you haven’t seen for a while but as you walk in you overhear two of these friends saying negative things about you. What would you feel in this situation? Anger Shame Sadn.....
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