- **Recognizing emotions in oneself and others.** This is not just in the things we think, feel, and say, but our facial expressions, body language, vocal tones, and other nonverbal signals… - **Understanding the causes and consequences of emotion**…helps us make better predictions about our own thoughts and more informed choices about our behaviors. - **Labeling emotions with precise words**…People with a more developed feelings vocabulary can differentiate among related emotions such as pleased, happy, elated, and ecstatic. Labeling emotions accurately increases self-awareness, helps us to communicate emotion more effectively, and reduce misunderstandings in social interactions. The [Feelings Lexicon](Feelings%20Lexicon.md) provides a rich vocabulary. - **Expressing emotions, taking context and culture into consideration.** By expressing our feelings in accordance with cultural norms and social contexts, we can inform and invite empathy from listeners… - **Regulating emotions effectively to achieve goals and well-being**…involves monitoring, tempering, and modifying emotional reactions in helpful ways, in order to reach personal and professional goals… Source: [Permission to Feel](https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/43782400), by Marc Brackett