From the library
Emotional Intelligence
Daniel Goleman, 1995
In one paragraph
Goleman argues that emotional intelligence—the ability to understand and manage emotions—is more important than IQ for success in work and life.
Also tagged
Where this sits in the operating system
Continuous Improvement & Feedback Loops
People & Relationships
Purpose & Meaning
Key insights
Self-awareness precedes regulation. You cannot manage a state you have not noticed you are in.
The amygdala hijack explains why the response arrives before the reasoning, and why the fix has to be structural rather than intentional.
The popular claim that EQ predicts success more than IQ is far stronger in the book than in the research behind it.
Recognise it early
The failure and the correction sit side by side deliberately. Read the left column asking whether any of it is already true of you.
Suppressing emotions instead of managing them
Using EQ to manipulate rather than connect
Assuming you understand without checking
Expecting perfect emotional control
Ignoring your own emotional needs
The same idea, argued differently
Thomas J. Stanley
Roger Fisher, William Ury
Plato
Ron Chernow
The full breakdown
Before you close this
Naming the specific moment you will act roughly doubles the odds you do.
Reference
- Author
- Daniel Goleman
- Published
- 1995
- Category
- Self-Help
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