He describes what emotional intelligence is and makes a strong case for its importance over IQ, but fails to make it relevant to daily life.Īlso, the content is not as groundbreaking as it used to be due to the recent proliferation of studies, research, and books on the subject (which could be precisely because of this book, but I plead insufficient knowledge on this matter).
Unfortunately the book is very much descriptive and normative, but not very useful or practical. The content is interesting at times but overall, the message got repetitive and I was looking for any useful information to put to use in my daily life from the book to no avail. Goleman spends over 13 hours in this audiobook to pretty much buttress the thesis with evidence from various sources including psychology, medicine, and educational programs. The main and only thesis of the book is: emotional intelligence is important. Unfortunately the book Descriptive but not very practical. 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.įrom the Trade Paperback edition.moreĭescriptive but not very practical- The main and only thesis of the book is: emotional intelligence is important. The best news is that "emotional literacy" is not fixed early in life. What emerges is an entirely new way to talk about being smart. 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. 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 d Everyone knows that high IQ is no guarantee of success, happiness, or virtue, but until Emotional Intelligence, we could only guess why. Everyone knows that high IQ is no guarantee of success, happiness, or virtue, but until Emotional Intelligence, we could only guess why.