Feb. 13, 2026

Marc Brackett - Yale Emotional Intelligence Expert | How to Effortlessly Master Emotions

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Marc Brackett - Yale Emotional Intelligence Expert | How to Effortlessly Master Emotions
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Marc Brackett is a research psychologist and the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, where he focuses on the science of emotions and their impact on learning, decision-making, relationships, and mental health. He is a Professor in the Child Study Center at Yale University and has dedicated his career to developing evidence-based approaches for teaching emotional intelligence in schools and organizations. Brackett is the creator of RULER, a systemic approach to social and emotional learning that has been adopted by thousands of schools worldwide, and is the author of the book "Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive." His work emphasizes the importance of recognizing, understanding, labeling, expressing, and regulating emotions as essential skills for well-being and success.

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➡️ Talking Points

00:00 – Intro

01:29 – What Emotional Intelligence Really Means

11:31 – Where Emotional Learning Begins

16:06 – Training Better Emotional Responses

19:51 – Emotions vs Being Emotional

23:37 – Why We Mislabel Our Emotions

33:51 – The Ideal Emotional Education System

37:14 – Sponsor Break

39:56 – How Adults Can Build Emotional Intelligence

51:10 – The Most Powerful Emotional Skill

53:23 – Why Emotions Confuse Us

58:12 – The Emotional Regulation Budget

1:03:46 – Sponsor Break

1:05:36 – Life With an Empty Emotional Tank

1:13:39 – Why We Suppress How We Feel

1:20:51 – Why Emotional Education Matters Now

1:28:26 – Marc’s Most Surprising Discovery

1:30:56 – One Lesson for His Younger Self