In her new book, “Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change and Thrive in Work and Life,” Harvard Medical School professor and psychologist Susan David explains and then challenges this reflexive ways of handling emotion. Q: So, you’d say “emotional agility” is an alternative to that positive thinking model? David: Every day we have thousands and thousands and thousands of internal thoughts, emotions, stories and experiences. Emotional agility builds our capacity to engage our inner world in a way that is courageous, curious and compassionate. Q: You lay out a four-pronged path to emotional agility, could you take us through each step?

Source: Washington Post September 23, 2016 11:04 UTC