Thinking Aloud

Emotional agility is the soft skill we need

Our emotions can cause us to get stuck in a rut, but we can learn to get unstuck

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If you were to ask me to describe the most important skill I've learnt in the last two years, I would say it's the skill of being more aware of my emotions, and how to be more at peace with them.
That has helped me be calmer, less reactive, less prone to jumping to conclusions or rushing to judge - and condemn - other people.
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