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Emotion: Cognition’s Rudder
We are not rational beings. In fact, many aspects of our cognition are inherently emotional. When one’s emotional well-being suffers, so does her cognition. Because of the inseparable nature of emotion and cognition, the way we feel has a profound
The Misleading Headline of the Week…and What to Do About It
Scientific American Mind has entitled this brief piece “Too Much Emotional Intelligence is a Bad Thing.” Given the content of the article — and common sense — a more accurate title would be “In very particular circumstances, the ability to read