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Daniel Goleman Explains the Dalai Lama's Idea of "Emotional Hygiene"

Season 7 Episode 701
Aired on 03/20/2016 | CC
People place a great emphasis on physical hygiene. We are expected to brush their teeth and wash our hands on a regular basis. The notion of "emotional hygiene" should get the same kind of attention, according to the Dalai Lama.

Best-selling author Daniel Goleman sits down with Oprah and explains why "good emotional hygiene" is synonymous with having strong emotional intelligence. This means "tuning into what you're feeling, managing your distressing emotions [and] Marshaling your positive emotions," Daniel says.

Here, one of the journalists who popularized the term "emotional intelligence" explains how tuning in to the wavelengths of others could better your life.

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