an online book by David Gurteen
Emotions are complex psychological and physiological states that involve a range of subjective feelings, such as happiness, sadness, anger, fear, and more.
Emotions are physical and mental states brought on by neurophysiological changes, variously associated with thoughts, feelings, behavioral responses, and a degree of pleasure or displeasure. There is no scientific consensus on a definition. Emotions are often intertwined with mood, temperament, personality, disposition, or creativity.
Credit: Wikipedia - emotionsWhen dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bristling with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity. | Dale Carnegie Continue reading When Dealing with People, We Are Not Dealing with Creatures of Logic Dale Carnegie
Understanding our Political Nature: How to put knowledge and reason at the heart of political decision-making Abstract Recognising that advances in behavioural, decision and social sciences demonstrate that we are not purely rational beings, this report brings new insights into our political behaviour and this understanding have the potential to address some of the current Continue reading Understanding Our Political Nature EU Science Hub (2019)
Technology and Democracy: Understanding the influence of online technologies on political behaviour and decision-making Abstract Drawing from many disciplines, the report adopts a behavioural psychology perspective to argue that “social media changes people’s political behaviour”. Four pressure points are identified and analysed in detail: the attention economy; choice architectures; algorithmic content curation; and mis/disinformation. Policy Continue reading Technology and Democracy EU Science Hub (2020)
Values and Identities – a policymaker’s guide Abstract This report presents the state-of-the-art scientific knowledge on Values and Identities from an interdisciplinary perspective. Values are said to be the dominating forces in life and Identities represent who we are and to whom we belong. Both shape the political landscape in democracies and have gained in Continue reading Values and Identities – a Policymaker’s Guide EU Science Hub (2021)
Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them. | David Hume Continue reading Reason Is, and Ought Only to Be the Slave of the Passions David Hume (1739)
The DIKW pyramid is widely used to explain how data, information, knowledge, and wisdom relate. The model looks clear, but it oversimplifies how knowing actually develops in practice. A better understanding comes from recognising the roles of context, conversation, judgement, and human sense-making. Continue reading The DIKW (data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom) Pyramid Why the DIKW model falls short
Oracy Is a Core Conversational Leadership Skill Conversation Through the Lens of the Johari Window Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Not being self-aware can lead to difficulty in personal growth and development, poor decision-making, and challenges Continue reading Conversational Self-awareness Being aware of our own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors during a conversation
Conversational Awareness Cultural Competence ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close A lack of empathy can lead to difficulties building relationships, communication problems, reduced collaboration, and increased conflict and aggression. It also makes it challenging to understand Continue reading Empathy Understanding and share the feelings of others
Active Listening ** Conversational Continuous Self-improvement ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close The success of a conversation largely depends on how we choose to respond during our turn to speak. Our responses can either facilitate a Continue reading The Art of Navigating Conversations Choosing our repsonses carefully
