Emotional Intelligence
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Everyone knows that high IQ is no guarantee of success, happiness, or virtue, but until Emotional Intelligence, we could only guess why. Daniel Goleman's brilliant report from the frontiers of psychology and neuroscience offers startling new insight into our "two minds"--the rational and the emotional--and how they together shape our destiny. Through vivid examples, Goleman delineates the five crucial skills of emotional intelligence, and shows how they determine our success in relationships, work, and even our physical well-being. What emerges is an entirely new way to talk about being smart. The best news is that "emotional literacy" is not fixed early in life. Every parent, every teacher, every business leader, and everyone interested in a more civil society, has a stake in this compelling vision of human possibility. Praise for Emotional Intelligence "A thoughtfully written, persuasive account explaining emotional intelligence and why it can be crucial to your career."--USA Today "Good news to the employee looking for advancement and] a wake-up call to organizations and corporations."--The Christian Science Monitor "Anyone interested in leadership . . . should get a copy of this book. In fact, I recommend it to all readers anywhere who want to see their organizations in the phone book in the year 2001."--Warren Bennis, The New York Times Book Review
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This book is an interesting read but I do not recommend listening to it on audio. It is extremely monotone and hard to get through.
This was great to listen to while working out in the mornings and doing chores throughout the day. For one such as me, who is just starting out on the journey to really get in tune with one's self, this book is a must. This is filled with useful statistics, explanations on how the brain works, how social interactions affect our emotional thinking and how the need for balancing it out is a must for our overall well being. As Daniel Goleman states, “Emotional learning is life long.”
