ZachariThe book that put “EQ” into everyday language. What holds up decades later is the central claim: the emotional mind and the rational mind are a team, and when they stop talking to each other, both make worse decisions.
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Emotional Intelligence
Read · November 2025
Thoughts
IQ gets you hired; emotional intelligence decides everything after that. Goleman makes the case with research, not vibes.
Learned
- Self-awareness is the foundation every other emotional skill stands on.
- The amygdala can hijack the brain before reason arrives; naming the emotion is the circuit breaker.
- Empathy is a trainable skill, not a fixed personality trait.