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A review by ahalsnad
Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ by Daniel Goleman
5.0
The book provides insights into emotions and how it helps improve the quality of life if handled properly. It is a long read with a lot of information, worth it.
It starts slowly with an explanation of how emotions and brain works, continuing with how biologically/psychologically people behave and providing several studies to back it up. It describes the importance of family, society, and schooling. The studies conducted on trauma patients enlighten that the brain can relearn and heal with time and the right support. It concludes with the price people pay when they have less EI becoming outcasts in the society and living a not-so-happy life, and how there have been courses conducted in several schools and the improvement one sees in children making friendship, resolving conflicts and negotiating compromises. The school, community, and family has to put in efforts to achieve this.
The positive take away from this book is that unlike IQ, one can improve their Emotional Intelligence and be a better, successful version of ourselves.
It starts slowly with an explanation of how emotions and brain works, continuing with how biologically/psychologically people behave and providing several studies to back it up. It describes the importance of family, society, and schooling. The studies conducted on trauma patients enlighten that the brain can relearn and heal with time and the right support. It concludes with the price people pay when they have less EI becoming outcasts in the society and living a not-so-happy life, and how there have been courses conducted in several schools and the improvement one sees in children making friendship, resolving conflicts and negotiating compromises. The school, community, and family has to put in efforts to achieve this.
The positive take away from this book is that unlike IQ, one can improve their Emotional Intelligence and be a better, successful version of ourselves.