The basic premise that children must learn about emotions is that all feelings are okay to have; however, only some reactions are okay.

When the eyes of a woman that a man finds attractive look directly at him, his brain secretes the pleasure-inducing chemical dopamine - but not when she looks elsewhere.

The task of worrying is to come up with positive solutions for life's perils by anticipating dangers before they arise. If we are preoccupied by worries, we have that must less attention to expend on figuring out the answers. Our worries become self-fulfilling prophecies, propelling us toward the very disaster they predict.

For better or worse, intelligence can come to nothing when emotions hold sway.

In a high-IQ job pool, soft skills like discipline, drive and empathy mark those who emerge as outstanding.

Fear, in evolution, has a special prominence: perhaps more than any other emotion it is crucial for survival.

Happy, calm children learn best