Emotional Intelligence: Why it Can Matter More Than IQ

I found this book fascinating and a real help in understanding both my own character and that of others and how their backgrounds may have shaped their personalities over years of learning how to survive emotionally. In short, it has made me be less judgemental about people and their attitudes, reactions and the way they handle situations.The only thing I would say is that though the book is an eye opener to why we are the way we are and that perhaps it's not our fault, (or anyone else's for that matter) it is only an eye opener and an introduction to the possibility of change through understanding and further research and does not really offer any practical advice that can be applied by ourselves to ourselves to help self improve and the only advice to help with others, mainly children, is from what we can glean from the anecdotal evidence from various studies, groups and experimental approaches tried by various schools, universities and programmes. There is no summing up of all the findings to create some kind of guide as to how to help your children, or indeed yourself, to be a more emotionally intelligent being.

What an insight.I only wish I had come across this book years ago.Sometimes it gets to scientific, but for the most part it a good read ( not a book to enjoy). This book is a keeper. I will be adding to my permanent library. I will be reading this book over and over ( it that good).It's given me a lot of insight into myself and why I am the way I am.It shows how to understand how conflicts arise and how to reduce, disarm potential conflicts.How to empathise and build a good self ethic.

Surprisingly enough this book was printed in 1996 and am reading it in May 2020 and ohh boy is this good still worth its value in Gold. I never thought I'd learn so much in such an old print but its as much current with information as it was then. I am just left with 2 chapters to complete.Word of caution: try not to buy the preowned one, i bought a second-hand version and did not like the smell of paper printed on it as it was preowned. Planning to buy a new book for my bookshelf for reference though.

Good book...But beats way too much around the bush.Thought it was an amazing book after reading the reviews.Don't be mislead by my comments its a good book but definetely overrated.

Good book but terribly printed, the text runs right into the seam and makes it very difficult to hold comfortably and read. Don’t understand how this got proofed off for the print run!