New Neuroscience Reveals 3 Secrets That Will Make You Emotionally Intelligent

The latest research turns everything we know about feelings upside down. Here’s what you need to know to become more emotionally intelligent.

TL;DR:

  1. Increase your “emotional granularity” by learning to recognize a wider range of subtle emotions.
  2. Improve your vocabulary: the more words you know for different emotional states, the healthier you’ll be.
  3. Create your own emotions: make your own labels for emotions that don’t fall into existing categories.

Source: New Neuroscience Reveals 3 Secrets That Will Make You Emotionally Intelligent – Barking Up The Wrong Tree

Old Timey Beef stew: ingredients

I made some slight changes to this old time beef stew recipe.

Add everything in the picture to the beef. I used bacon grease instead of vegetable oil to brown the beef, and honey instead of sugar. Also, celery is not tolerated, or available. My updated version of the recipe follows.

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Ingredients

3 pounds stew beef
3 tablespoons bacon fat
3 cups water
2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 clove garlic, peeled
2 bay leaves
1 large onion, sliced
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon honey
3/4 teaspoon pepper
3/4 teaspoon paprika
Dash ground allspice or ground cloves
4 large carrots, sliced
2 tablespoons cornstarch

Directions

Brown meat in hot oil. Add water, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, bay leaves, onion, salt, honey, pepper, paprika, and allspice. Cover and simmer 1 1/2 hours. Remove bay leaves and garlic clove. Add carrots. Cover and cook 30 to 40 minutes longer. To thicken gravy, remove 2 cups hot liquid. Using a separate bowl, combine 1/4 cup water and cornstarch until smooth. Mix with a little hot liquid and return mixture to pot. Stir and cook until bubbly.

Bacon Honey Chicken and Vegtables: 450 cal.

This chicken dish is made from frozen, precooked, or canned ingredients. It’s high in protein, fiber, and nutrition. It fills you up, and tastes great. Prep Time: 10 minutes.

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ingredients

  • one chicken breast, frozen
  • three slices of bacon
  • 1 tablespoon of honey
  • mixed vegetables and spinach, frozen, 1/2 cup each
  • kidney beans, 1/4 cup cooked or canned
  • (Optional) one scoop of super greens

preparation

  1. put the frozen chicken in a microwave safe bowl
  2. cover the chicken with the bacon
  3. Cook for two minutes.
  4. Flip the chicken and cover again with bacon
  5. repeat until the chicken is cooked, just barely.
  6. cut up the chicken and bacon into approximately 1 inch pieces
  7. sauté the chicken and bacon together in a hot pan
  8. add honey and optional hot sauce to taste
  9. when the chicken is done, it will be golden brown. Remove and set aside
  10. sauté vegetables, spinach, and beans in the same pan.
  11. when the vegetables are done, serve with chicken
  12. optional: makes a super greens with sautéed vegetables for maximum nutrition

nutrition information

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Blueberry-Banana Super Shake

Here’s what I’m mixing up in the blender:

Ingredients

1 c. soy milk
28 g. soy protien
5 g creatine monohydrate
8 g. (1 scoop) super greens
1 Tbsp flax seed oil
1 banana
0.5 c. frozen blueberries
4 ice cubes

Blend. Drink. Enjoy.

Notes: the creatine makes it a little gritty, but it’s optional. I use creatine to prevent soreness and help with recovery.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 600
Carbs: 75 g
Protein: 36 g
Fiber: 10.5 g
Fat: 18.5 g
S. Fat: 1.5 g

Just for kicks, I checked McDonald’s Nutrition Facts to see how this compares to a Big Mac:

Calories: 540
Carbs: 45 g
Protein: 25 g
Fiber: 3 g
Fat: 29 g
S. Fat: 10 g

So, the shake has more calories & more carbs, but also more protein and less saturated fat. I?m not even going to compare the vitamins and minerals.