Hardback
Condition: brand new format: hardback isbn: 9780241718438 publisher: penguin life overview: written by marc brackett, founding director of the yale center for emotional intelligence, dealing with feeling is a practical, science-backed guide to understanding and regulating emotions. Brackett shows that emotional intelligence is a skill anyone can build, not a trait you're born with. Through clear, relatable strategies, readers learn to identify what they're feeling, understand why, and choose a considered response instead of a reactive one. It's a warm, evidence-based companion for calmer days, stronger relationships, and better decisions at home, school, and work. About the book: dealing with feeling takes the science brackett has spent his career researching at yale and turns it into a usable, everyday toolkit. Rather than treating strong emotions as flaws to suppress, brackett reframes them as information signals that, once decoded, help you respond with intention rather than impulse. The book walks readers through recognising emotional triggers, naming feelings with precision, and applying simple techniques to regulate intense reactions like anger, anxiety, or frustration. Brackett draws on decades of research from the yale center for emotional intelligence and real-world case studies from classrooms, boardrooms, and family life to show how emotional skills shape everything from creativity to conflict resolution. He introduces practical routines brief check-i...