Category: Psychology

The 6 Emotional States Most Likely to Distort Your Professional Judgement — And Specific Protocols for Each

↗ This post draws from the full taxonomy in: Emotional Granularity: The Evidence-Based Alternative to Emotional Intelligence Training — which covers all 27 states and includes the downloadable PDF reference.

Why Emotional States Distort Professional Judgement

The six emotional states most likely to distort professional judgement are not random. They appear at the same hinge points, across industries, across roles, across decades.… Read the rest “The 6 Emotional States Most Likely to Distort Your Professional Judgement — And Specific Protocols for Each”

What Emotional Granularity Is — And Why It’s More Useful Than EQ

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This post is the companion reference to the Medium essay on why EQ training fails — which covers the narrative argument. This post covers the operational tools.
What this post provides that the Medium article does not: the complete 27-emotion taxonomy table with physiological profiles and risk ratings; eight specific decision protocols for the high-risk states; a downloadable PDF reference; and curated reading recommendations with rationale.
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The Analysis Paralysis Trap: How Your Brain Uses Intelligence Against You

This post is part of a series connected to the MBA Alternative Reading Kit — a curriculum built around seven books that changed how I think. If you downloaded the free reading kit recently and haven’t started yet, this post was written specifically for you. If you don’t have it yet, enter your details using the form on the right.
… Read the rest “The Analysis Paralysis Trap: How Your Brain Uses Intelligence Against You”

This post is part of a series connected to the MBA Alternative Reading Kit — a curriculum built around seven books that changed how I think. If you downloaded the free reading kit recently and haven’t started yet, this post was written specifically for you. If you don’t have it yet, enter your details using the form on the right.
… Read the rest “The Analysis Paralysis Trap: How Your Brain Uses Intelligence Against You”