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Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ by Daniel Goleman
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Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

by Daniel Goleman

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I'm pleased to see this book has held up rather well over the years: I was afraid that it might've become dated. I'd been told the book was all about how it was more important to be emotionally savvy than to have a high IQ, but that wasn't really Goleman's point. He talks about the brain chemistry behind emotions and how imbalances there affect us. He also examines how "emotional literacy" - teaching children to identify and handle their emotions - can help one handle life's pressures as a teenager and an adult. While I see why he focused on children, I wish he'd talked more about how emotionally illiterate adults can do to help themselves and what can be done to help them. ( )
Silvernfire | Jun 21, 2009 |  
I included this book in my book: The 100 Best Business Books of All Time. www.100bestbiz.com. ( )
toddsattersten | May 8, 2009 |  
Emotional intelligence, rather than IQ, determines people's success in life. That said, the author for 300 pages defines and illustrates instances of emotional intelligence, or lack of it. He describes passion's slaves: angry, anxious, depressed, and repressed people, and the master aptitude: impulse control, positive thinking, optimism, and flow. Extremely valuable. ( )
bordercollie | Mar 19, 2009 |  
I came accross Goleman's name in an anthology of Buddhist writing, and remembered that my therapist had mentioned the title to me. I got the book at a library sale, and read it right away. I was amazed at the insights that were applicable to my situation. ( )
BillPilgrim | Dec 27, 2008 |  
In this best-seller, Daniel Goleman explores emotions and the cause of emotions from the perspective of physiology, psychology, and human and child development. While Emotional Intelligence helped me reconsider my default reactions and emotions in various situations, I can’t really say I enjoyed listening to this audiobook. As I listened, I often felt annoyed and/or bored by Goleman’s projections, explanations, and descriptions. If you choose to pick up this book, it may be better in the non-audiobook format.

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It was an unbearably steamy August afternoon in New York City, the kind of sweaty day that makes people sullen with discomfort.
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De psycholoog Daniel Goleman introduceerde als eerste voor een breed publiek het begrip emotionele intelligentie (EQ), het belang van emotionele ABC. Het voelende brein bezit zelfkennis, zelfbeheersing, geestdrift, en het vermogen eigen emoties te herkennen en jezelf te motiveren. Emotionele vaardigheden blijken niet alleen belangrijker te zijn dan rationele, zij zijn van doorslaggevend belang voor succes in werk, relaties en voor ons lichamelijk welbevinden.
Emotionele intelligentie verscheen in 25 talen.

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The Western cultures esteem analytical skills measured by IQ tests: but there is clearly more to success and happiness, even in technological societies, than IQ alone. Goleman has written one of the best books on the nature and importance of other kinds of intelligence besides our perhaps overly beloved IQ. Recommended.

(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:05 -0400)

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