Jumia Books Emotional Intelligence

The book was originally presented in 5 parts on the emotional brain, emotional intelligence, applications, societal influences and emotional literacy. In our full Emotional Intelligence summary, you’ll find these insights consolidated into 4 sections to explain the biology and neurology behind emotions, the dangers of emotional illiteracy, and how to develop emotional intelligence for better outcomes. Here are some key highlightsReadingraphicsaccountMenuCartClose CartBook Summary – Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQBy ReadingraphicsHome > Book Summary – Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

Today, there’s extensive research to suggest that emotional intelligence is a much better predictor of success than academic intelligence. This book by Daniel Goleman was one of the first books to comprehensively review the research, insights and implications of emotional intelligence. In this free Emotional Intelligence summary, we’ll briefly outline the key highlights. Do get more details from our complete book summary bundle in text, infographic, and audio formats.
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The book was originally presented in 5 parts on the emotional brain, emotional intelligence, applications, societal influences and emotional literacy. In our full Emotional Intelligence summary, you’ll find these insights consolidated into 4 sections to explain the biology and neurology behind emotions, the dangers of emotional illiteracy, and how to develop emotional intelligence for better outcomes. Here are some key highlights.
Emotions and the Human BrainEmotions are basically strong impulses that drive us to take action. They’re nature’s way to guide our actions, primarily to help us survive. Each emotion primes us for a different type of action. For example, anger increases our heart-rate and blood circulation to unlock energy so we can confront an enemy. Surprise causes our eyes to widen so we can take in more of our surroundings to figure out what’s happening. Love helps us to relax, cooperate and feel contented.
Our biological makeup comes from 50,000 generations of evolution. Yet our lifestyle has changed drastically in the last 5-10 generations alone. Our biological evolution hasn’t quite caught up with our new realities, and problems arise when our emotions are out of sync with the situation.
Basically, we have 2 minds. The emotional mind (limbic system) is intuitive and impulsive (with the amygdala as the emotional center). The rational mind (pre-frontal cortex or neocortex is thoughtful and analytical. Emotional hijacking happens when we act on impulse before the logical brain has had the chance to assess the situation and choose a response