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nishaand's review
informative
fast-paced
2.5
Didn’t realize this was a super short addition, should probably have read the original book beforehand. Talks a lot about brain areas which is interesting but very little about practical applications of EI.
phsn's review
4.0
This book published after Emotional Intelligence and the title speaks for itself, it studies parts of the brain the relates to emotional intelligence attributes. An interesting read for sure but, I personally prefer The EI book better. Would definitely recommend if you would want to know about studies on our brain and it’s relation.
jcrafalski's review
4.0
I tried reading Goleman’s original Emotional Intelligence book a few times (I even own it in a physical copy, shocking), but it is just very anatomy heavy for me and the writing style never fitted my likings. When I saw this book I thought it would be a new approach to his content on EI, but it turned out to be a summary. This book was short - which I didn’t know when I started - and a collection of updates on the original content, so it ended up being a good option for me since I never managed to finish the original.
Emotional Intelligence is such an important topic that it pains me that the main researcher on this area didn't manage to convey his ideas in a way that is consumable by the general population. The constant mentions of brain structures, areas and nerves, is a barrier for those that don't have knowledge on anatomy. A beginner on this topic would do better reading separate literature on the 4 domains of Emotional Intelligence - self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management - or reading this very summary in the form of a book and accepting the names of neuroregions as buzz words.
I was expecting a bit more, but it worked as a nice round-up of content.
Emotional Intelligence is such an important topic that it pains me that the main researcher on this area didn't manage to convey his ideas in a way that is consumable by the general population. The constant mentions of brain structures, areas and nerves, is a barrier for those that don't have knowledge on anatomy. A beginner on this topic would do better reading separate literature on the 4 domains of Emotional Intelligence - self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management - or reading this very summary in the form of a book and accepting the names of neuroregions as buzz words.
I was expecting a bit more, but it worked as a nice round-up of content.
panthor's review
3.0
Although the Information is useful, I didn't feel like there was anything I hadn't read before.
brucefarrar's review
3.0
Goleman surveys new brain research as it applies to emotional intelligence showing how the neural system works to produce empathy in short essays that update his earlier works.
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