Daniel Goleman

In a very real sense we have two minds, one that thinks and one that feels ↗

— Daniel Goleman

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People tend to become more emotionally intelligent as they age and mature. ↗

— Daniel Goleman

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I would say that IQ is the strongest predictor of which field you can get into and hold a job in, whether you can be an accountant, lawyer or nurse, for example. ↗

— Daniel Goleman

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Societies can be sunk by the weight of buried ugliness. ↗

— Daniel Goleman

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The amygdala in the emotional center sees and hears everything that occurs to us instantaneously and is the trigger point for the fight or flight response. ↗

— Daniel Goleman

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When I say manage emotions, I only mean the really distressing, incapacitating emotions. Feeling emotions is what makes life rich. You need your passions. ↗

— Daniel Goleman

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I think the smartest thing for people to do to manage very distressing emotions is to take a medication if it helps, but don't do only that. You also need to train your mind. ↗

— Daniel Goleman

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Mindful meditation has been discovered to foster the ability to inhibit those very quick emotional impulses. ↗

— Daniel Goleman

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Well, any effort to maximize your potential and ability is a good thing. ↗

— Daniel Goleman

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My hope was that organizations would start including this range of skills in their training programs - in other words, offer an adult education in social and emotional intelligence. ↗

— Daniel Goleman

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