Emotivity features research in the area of emotions but more importantly, serves as a platform for sharing knowledge and ideas related to the effective and healthy management of emotions in everyday life. Since its launch in January 2018, the site has grown in content and is regularly updated with new articles, podcasts and infographics featuring accessible articles on the science of emotions and well-being. Members of the Emotivity team have collaborated across various research projects and continually engage with members of the general public and organizations in promoting evidence-informed practices that enhance emotional intelligence and flourishing.

On the surface, ‘Emotivity’ is an adjective that relates to all things emotion, or referencing an object that is characterized by, expressing or eliciting emotion. The name Emotivity, in our view, is a nice way of capturing how emotions influence a wide spectrum of human experiences. Emotion influences our productivity, feelings of positivity and negativity, levels of activity, quality of interactivity with others, and even our creativity. It shapes our experiences of life and ultimately, our well-being.

Our humble goal is to help you see how prevalent and important the role of emotions in all that we are. Developing enhanced awareness and the ability to manage emotions – the skill of emotional intelligence (EI) takes time and effort but is essential in helping us lead a significant life. We believe that good science can help to achieve this goal. One way to do this is to present scientific research in a manner that is more accessible to the general public. Emotivity hopes to help empower readers with the knowledge from good science that they can practice to enhance their lives. We hope you enjoy perusing the site as much as we enjoyed putting it together. And, thank you for reading this. Usually, people don’t read the About page – but you – yes you, you’ve noticed this statement, and we thank you for it!

About the Founder

Eugene YJ Tee

Emotivity.my is founded by Eugene YJ Tee, who is presently an Associate Professor at the Department of Psychology, HELP University. Eugene holds a PhD in Management from the University of Queensland and a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. He has written for, and published in academic journals including Emotion Review, The Leadership Quarterly, The Journal of Affective Disorders, Asian Journal of Social Psychology, and The International Journal of Wellbeing. Eugene is a TEDx speaker and features regularly on BFM’s The Big Picture. He has also appeared in print media such as the New Straits Times, The Edge, and Malaysia Tatler. Eugene is a member of the International Society for Research on Emotion (ISRE), the Asian Association for Social Psychology (AASP), the Academy of Management (AoM), and The International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA). As part of his science communication and outreach initiative, Eugene has conducted corporate training sessions for organizations including JP Morgan, The New Zealand High Commission, B.Braun, Lazada, Great Eastern Life, Petronas, MSIG, Malaysiakini, and World Vision. Dr Tee is the author and co-author of three books – Of Bromances and Biting Cute Babies, Mindfulness and Emotions, and The Science of Feelings. His latest book, The Science of Feelings, was awarded by the National Book Council as one of the 50 Best Malaysian Titles for International Rights 2021/2022.

You can email Eugene at eugene@emotivity.my or connect with him on LinkedIn.

The Language of Heroes

By Eugene YJ Tee; TEDxHELPUniversity

If the chatter that Gen Z has for themselves is one of pessimism, and this is affecting their self-esteem then we should be worried. We should be deeply concerned that our future colleagues, peers, and maybe someday, leaders, think so poorly of themselves. What if we could just encourage Gen Z to think just a bit more optimistically and kindly of themselves? We need a new language – a language of strengths. And fortunately, one already exists. Thanks to the positive psychology movement, we now have a language to describe what is right and what is good with people.