Permission to Feel: The Power of Emotional Intelligence to Achieve Well-Being and Success

How hard is Permission to Feel: The Power of Emotional Intelligence to Achieve Well-Being and Success to read?

Permission to Feel: The Power of Emotional Intelligence to Achieve Well-Being and Success scores 20 out of 100 for difficulty on ReadingRate, making it relatively accessible. The score is a weighted composite of nine measures: four of how hard the prose is to parse, five of how hard the meaning is to extract.

Vocabulary: 28 out of 100

Brackett writes in everyday language and defines the few research terms he uses. The prose is as plain as Atomic Habits, with a little more psychology vocabulary around emotion words.

Sentence structure: 25 out of 100

Sentences are short and conversational, mixing anecdotes with clear explanations. Nothing demands rereading.

Abstraction: 36 out of 100

Concepts such as emotion regulation are tied to classroom scenes, childhood memories and exercises. Like Atomic Habits, it uses concrete examples for abstract ideas.

Information density: 35 out of 100

The book spreads one framework, RULER, across five chapters, with research summaries and stories. Pace is comfortable and repetition aids retention.

How Permission to Feel: The Power of Emotional Intelligence to Achieve Well-Being and Success is regarded

Permission to Feel: The Power of Emotional Intelligence to Achieve Well-Being and Success holds a literary regard score of 28 out of 100, weighing its place in the canon, its critical reception, its influence on other writers, and the standing of its author. Regard is measured separately from difficulty: a demanding book is not necessarily an admired one.