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How to Be Awesome at Your Job · 2026-10-22 · 37 min · 6,659 words

1191: How to Regulate Your Emotions Masterfully with Dr. Marc Brackett

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Gotta recognize there's no such thing as a bad emotion. That's a big one for a lot of people. Even I in my fifties still secretly saw anxiety as a weakness. And I don't see it that way any longer. I really don't. I view anxiety as Something that I feel when

I feel uncertain about things that I care about. And that shifts The way I think about it. That's Dr. Mark Brackett. He's the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, a widely published researcher, and the best selling author of two books. He's also one of the minds behind the How We Feel app, which I love and use all the time. So learn one, the critical first step to masterful emotional regulation. Two, the biggest misconception we have about our emotions. And three, how an alter ego can help with self-regulation.

And if you want a quick summary write-up of the actionable wisdom that Mark shares, I recommend you sign up for the free gold nugget email newsletter. Found at awesome at your job.com. I'm Pete McKitis. This is How to Be Awesome at Your Job, and now here's Mark. Mark, welcome. Thanks for having me. Well, I've been excited to talk to you for a while. I

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