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I'm still tempted to read Emotional Intelligence. It's hard to believe it was published over 25 years ago. It's topic has been integrated a lot into work and ho
by nofinator 5y ago
I'm still tempted to read Emotional Intelligence. It's hard to believe it was published over 25 years ago. It's topic has been integrated a lot into work and home culture (including me), though there's still a ways to go (including for me).
Is it still a good read? Is there another book like it that hackers recommend?
- karmicthreat 5y agoI don’t think it’s necessarily the best book ever. But for me it was useful for thinking deeper about how I and other people perceive things.
- qntty 5y agoIt wasn't a bad book but it could have been an essay. I really liked another book also by Goleman called The Meditative Mind.
- dkarl 5y agoI think it's still worthwhile. I first read it as a teenager, not long after it was published. It had a big impact, and I feel that since I read it, I've seen a lot in the culture that has referred to it, taken it for granted, regurgitated it, addressed individual topics from it, etc., but I'm not aware of anything that has replaced it as an overall introduction to the concept, which I think is due to quality of the writing. Even as a teenager I found easy and engaging. The book Emotional Intelligence 2.0 is a different book by a different author. Read the Daniel Goleman book instead, or at least first.
- joshxyz 5y agoYep, still a good read. Great in cultivating some empathy and social acuity. Never Split The Difference by Chris Voss is also worth checking out.