physical, intellectual, social, and psychological resources She emphasizes that positive emotions are not an end but a means of leading a better life To enhance positive emotions, she recommended engaging in relaxation practices like yoga, imagery exercises, and meditation to achieve a state of mindfulness Fredrickson (2009) says that for every three positive emotions, one can have one negative emotion, a positivity ratio of 3:1 However, too much positivity could turn counter-productive, cautions Fredrickson Experiencing positivity above 8:1 could be dangerous She emphasized negative emotions are also important, at least if viewed from an evolutionary perspective, for it ensured human ancestors’ survival, for example, a human’s fear-fueled urge to escape (Conway et al., 2013) Negative emotions can bring people closer to their depths and put them in touch with their deeper selves (Boniwell, 2012) An equally important idea is our ability to identify and control our emotions, which is referred to as emotional intelligence Daniel Goleman popularized emotional intelligence in 1995 (Goleman, 1995), but John Mayer and Peter Salovey first studied this subject (Salovey & Mayer, 1990) Emotional intelligence refers to people’s ability to recognize and manage emotions and the emotions of others According to the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso model (Salovey, Caruso, & Mayer, 2012), emotional intelligence has four branches: a) perceiving emotions in facial expressions, voice, and in the works of arts; b) using emotions to facilitate reasoning, problem-solving, and creativity; c) understanding emotions, like why people have certain emotions and what causes changes in moods; and d) managing and gaining control over one’s emotions When an individual develops emotional intelligence, 26