Emotional Intelligence (Abridged): Why It Can Matter More Than IQ Audiobook

" Ternyata emotional intellegence (EQ) itu penting, kemampuan untuk memahami orang lain, kemampuan untuk membaca dunia. Orang yang cerdas (IQ tinggi) belum tentu memiliki EQ yang tinggi. Dicantumkan pula contoh-contoh EQ yang dimiliki oleh beberapa orang. Cukup inspiratif untuk memperbaiki sikap. "

" This was an OK book. I disagree with the author when he says that repressing or controlling emotions is a bad thing. It isn't at all. It fits into the box with all the current books dealing with microexpressions and deception. It is worth reading to get a grasp on how the developed world in the late 20th century handled emotions. "

" Fluent and flowing breakdown of the way in which emotion is generated, how it manifests in the body, how it affects cognition, behaviour and learning. A lot of what Goleman has to say is commonly accepted now, but his feat in pulling the couple of decades' worth of available data, research and theory together in such a way as to both support his case and appeal to the layman should not be underestimated. The book is a little simplistic, presents too much "anecdata" at times in an attempt to Create Personal Interest, and occasionally slips perilously close to Self-Help territory, but that's a standard pitfall of US non-fiction - one can overlook it when it's less than pervasive, and Goleman does a decent job staying empirical and informative for the most part. As an EC teacher, his recommendations about the need for explicit teaching to pre-primary children of "emotional competence" gladdens my heart - the more people who understand that what we do in "daycare" IS TEACHING - and not only that, teaching according to scientific principles in accordance with what we know about the demonstrable neurological and behavioural effects over time of a lack of these and other skills - the better. A useful text, if only because it uses reasonably plain English to show why we do what we do, and precisely why it is valuable. "

" it had some interesting moments but for the most part i feel like it oversimplified very complex psychological problems. "

" I attended the Chair Academy in November, and my facilitator recommended this book to me so highly that she in fact assigned it to me as part of my individualized professional development plan for this year. For the most part, I found it boring because I already know most of the techniques for interpersonal relations described in the book, through my life's experiences. But this would be an excellent reference for some of the millennial generation students who don't seem to understand how to treat people and how to react when mistreated by others. "

" Backed by research it is a bit academic for someone wanting more practical information. It is good for a foundational understanding of what it is, it's discovery, and it's application. "

" We can be very good at book learning but have no clue when it comes to reading the tea leaves of our own behavior or that of others. Goleman has a very apt discussion of the differences of IQ and emotional development/evolution. "

" Not exactly a page turner, but it's well written and filled with a nice mix of common sense and insight into how people's emotional functioning affects nearly every facet of one's life. There's a lot of applicable information here. "

" the book more of description rather practical... unlimited number of researches, surveys and trials have been used to clarify the author point of view but nothing about implementation.. he answered the WHAT but not HOW.. "

" smart people can be idiots "

" Everyone in or related to education needs to read this book. "

" It was a great read, makes you really think about what drives you on a deeper level than you could know. If I ever found the book again I would read it again. "

" I'm reading the 1995 version... "

" That social and tempermental characteristics are, according to brain research, much more malleable than they seem. "

" Everyone should read this book. I prefer research to opinion...this is a great book. "

" we are from different planets, as far as I can tell from my experience. "

" The standard and a very good introduction to social-emotional intelligence. There is a good bit of the book that concerns SEI programs in schools, but these would have been enhanced with some practical applications/exercises that educators could use in their classrooms. "

" Very technical in its description and application of why it's so important to develop this, and that it CAN be developed. "

" Wonderful! I wish I had read it when my children were young. "

" Knowing yourself and your emotions is an important part of success in life. "

" Halfway through, but make that another Summer read ... finished it!!! It was deep, hard read, way too scientific; I expected something more practical .... "

" It is about how the brain processes and fuctions based on emotions. It is/was very good, but I could never quite get hooked. "

" The title of the book is incorrect, it should be called: emotional intelligence, why it matters more than IQ "

" Goleman's advice on how to handle depression was particularly useful to me. Still I found it one-sided, and had to balance it with Thomas Moore's Dark Nights of the Soul. "

" Lot of Stuff I didnt Know... Pretty Interesting "

" A rather dull and incoherent collection of anecdotal studies culminating in the rather obvious though just desire for more attention to social and emotional skills in children in school curricula. It might have presented cutting edge science in 1995 when it was written, but in 2011 it is outdated. "

" EVERYONE should read this book. Important new information for me --I had no idea of how the brain works in concert with the emotions. Fascinating and sometimes disturbing (I had a few nightmares over the week I read it). "

" Not a bad book. I largely agree with its premise that I.Q. by itself is not all it's cracked up to be. But the book was too tedious. "

" I think this book is one of the best books Ive seen in years. This book is very long. "

" Everyone needs to read this book. I highly recommend it "