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A review by criesman
Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
3.0
A well-crafted book about subject matter of varying degrees of interest. It went into depth about a handful of concepts I'd previously encountered in psychology classes and explained more about their direct relevance in everyday life. Goleman offers a number of ways of approaching different elements of emotional intelligence that I found interesting (such as seeing the immune system as "the body's brain," or the importance of feeling in decision making), the most striking of which is the understanding of active participation in emotions in lieu of passive resignation to them.
The book was a little on the self-helpy side for me, but I have to admit that it has provided intriguing methods of dealing with emotions that I intend to at least attempt to implement or at least mull over. I think if I had had to read this for a class, I would have liked it more, but it was also too much like a textbook for pleasure reading.
The book was a little on the self-helpy side for me, but I have to admit that it has provided intriguing methods of dealing with emotions that I intend to at least attempt to implement or at least mull over. I think if I had had to read this for a class, I would have liked it more, but it was also too much like a textbook for pleasure reading.