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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
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Carina la prima parte, dove spiega l'ABC delle emozioni e come mai ci comportiamo in un certo modo. Noiosa la seconda parte, principalmente focalizzata su come alfabetizzare i bambini per avere adulti emotivamente intelligenti
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Ever since the appearance of ‘Lie to me’ tv show, I am drawn by the subject of emotions and how they appear. So reading this book was a must for me, even thought it took me quite a while to read it. But in the end, I’m glad I did.
It was interesting to discover so many insights about emotional intelligence and how important it is, starting from our childhood. I never imagined that in other countries, they teach emotional literacy in schools and that these courses can change the life journey of a child. Besides these courses, there are also mediating classes that teach children how to solve emotional conflicts. Another important part in developing one’s emotional intelligence is how the parents choose to raise their children: their reactions to them, the environment etc.
This book is filled with examples about emotional intelligence backed up with studies (old ones, but still relevant) and I think it’s an important read for everyone who wants to understand more about emotions that appear in different situations.
It was interesting to discover so many insights about emotional intelligence and how important it is, starting from our childhood. I never imagined that in other countries, they teach emotional literacy in schools and that these courses can change the life journey of a child. Besides these courses, there are also mediating classes that teach children how to solve emotional conflicts. Another important part in developing one’s emotional intelligence is how the parents choose to raise their children: their reactions to them, the environment etc.
This book is filled with examples about emotional intelligence backed up with studies (old ones, but still relevant) and I think it’s an important read for everyone who wants to understand more about emotions that appear in different situations.
Felt more academic than practical. For example, I am not going to keep track of my pulse during an argument and take a break if it goes up.... As an academic book, this was definitely interesting and I appreciated the context and development of the emotional intelligence framework in modern psychology (though a few parts were a bit dated). Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg is much more practical and I think the next step from here. In fact I think communication skills could explain a lot of what was described as emotional intelligence in this book (ex. If I'm aware that I am angry and why, I still might not necessarily know how to communicate my needs).
Quotes:
- "Worries typically follow such lines, a narrative to oneself that jumps from concern to concern and more often than not includes catastrophizing, imagining some terrible tragedy. Worries are almost always expressed in the mind’s ear, not its eye – that is, in words, not images – a fact that has significance for controlling worry."
- "Evidence like this leads Dr. Damasio to the counter-intuitive position that feelings are typically indispensable for rational decisions; they point us in the proper direction, where dry logic can then be of best use." Interesting thought, but might be confusing intuition with emotion.
- "A belligerent samurai, an old Japanese tale goes, once challenged a Zen master to explain the concept of heaven and hell. The monk replied with scorn, 'You're nothing but a lout - I can't waste my time with the likes of you!' His very honor attacked, the samurai flew into a rage and, pulling his sword from its scabbard, yelled 'I could kill you for your impertinence.'
'That,' the monk calmly replied, 'is hell.'
Startled at seeing the truth in what the master pointed out about the fury that had him in its grip, the samurai calmed down, sheathed his sword, and bowed, thanking the monk for the insight.
'And that,' said the monk 'is heaven.'
The sudden awakening of the samurai to his own agitated state illustrates the crucial difference between being caught up in a feeling and becoming aware that you are being swept away by it. Socrates's injunction "Know thyself" speaks to the keystone of emotional intelligence: awareness of one's own feelings as they occur."
Quotes:
- "Worries typically follow such lines, a narrative to oneself that jumps from concern to concern and more often than not includes catastrophizing, imagining some terrible tragedy. Worries are almost always expressed in the mind’s ear, not its eye – that is, in words, not images – a fact that has significance for controlling worry."
- "Evidence like this leads Dr. Damasio to the counter-intuitive position that feelings are typically indispensable for rational decisions; they point us in the proper direction, where dry logic can then be of best use." Interesting thought, but might be confusing intuition with emotion.
- "A belligerent samurai, an old Japanese tale goes, once challenged a Zen master to explain the concept of heaven and hell. The monk replied with scorn, 'You're nothing but a lout - I can't waste my time with the likes of you!' His very honor attacked, the samurai flew into a rage and, pulling his sword from its scabbard, yelled 'I could kill you for your impertinence.'
'That,' the monk calmly replied, 'is hell.'
Startled at seeing the truth in what the master pointed out about the fury that had him in its grip, the samurai calmed down, sheathed his sword, and bowed, thanking the monk for the insight.
'And that,' said the monk 'is heaven.'
The sudden awakening of the samurai to his own agitated state illustrates the crucial difference between being caught up in a feeling and becoming aware that you are being swept away by it. Socrates's injunction "Know thyself" speaks to the keystone of emotional intelligence: awareness of one's own feelings as they occur."
Anything but light reading - this book demands you to think scientifically and take in every single word and sentence printed on the pages.
Goleman challenges the importance of emotional intelligence compared to that of general intelligence and its effects on humanity, young and old.
It will slow your reading speed down but it will ingest a huge amount of information for you to think long and hard about for a while after you put it down.
Goleman challenges the importance of emotional intelligence compared to that of general intelligence and its effects on humanity, young and old.
It will slow your reading speed down but it will ingest a huge amount of information for you to think long and hard about for a while after you put it down.
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It's more about children. Informative and it has some good insights into ones own life but it's a LOT about children and how the experiments of emotions showed up in children.
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