The act of compassion begins with full attention, just as rapport does. You have to really see the person. If you see… — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
Emotions are contagious. We've all known it experientially. You know after you have a really fun coffee with a friend, you feel… — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
One of the leading theories of why electroconvulsive therapy is effective for most severe depressions is that it causes a loss of… — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
In a very real sense we have two minds, one that thinks and one that feels — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
The people we get along with, trust, feel simpatico with, are the strongest links in our networks — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
Whenever we feel stressed out, that's a signal that our brain is pumping out stress hormones. If sustained over months and years,… — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
Remember, empathy need not lead to sympathetically giving in to the other side’s demands—knowing how someone feels does not mean agreeing with… — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
The Harvard Business Review recently had an article called 'The Human Moment,' about how to make real contact with a person at work: ...… — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
When the darkness is seen as a necessary prelude to the creative light, one is less likely to ascribe frustration to personal inadequacy or… — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
All the classical meditation traditions, in one way or another, stress nonattachment to the self as a goal of practice. Oddly, this dimension is… — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
Feelings are self-justifying, with a set of perceptions and "proofs" all their own. — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
Overloading attention shrinks mental control. Life immersed in digital distractions creates a near constant cognitive overload. And that overload wears out self-control. — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
What seems to set apart those at the very top of competitive pursuits from others of roughly equal ability is the degree to which,… — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
“What distinguishes leaders in medicine goes far beyond that knowledge, into interpersonal skills like empathy, conflict resolution, and people development.” — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
“Richard Davidson, a University of Wisconsin psychologist. He discovered that people who have greater activity in the left frontal lobe, compared to the right,… — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
Emotional 'literacy' implies an expanded responsibility for schools in helping to socialize children. This daunting task requires two major changes: that teachers go beyond… — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
The social brain is in its natural habitat when we're talking with someone face-to-face in real time. — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
The ability to handle stress increases with the practice of meditation. In a culture like ours in which inner, spiritual growth is totally neglected… — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
Research shows that for jobs of all kinds, emotional intelligence is twice as important an ingredient of outstanding performance as cognitive ability and technical… — Daniel Goleman Copy Share Image
