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Emotional Intelligence Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Barrett Whitener (Narrator), Daniel Goleman (Author), Macmillan Audio (Publisher)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 13,324 ratings
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This program features a new introduction read by Daniel Goleman and a bonus dialogue between the author and Jon Kabat-Zinn.

It is the tenth anniversary since the first publication of Daniel Goleman's groundbreaking bestseller, Emotional Intelligence, which maps the territory where IQ meets EQ, where we apply what we know to how we live. Spending over a year on the New York Times bestseller list, Emotional Intelligence provided the evidence for what many successful people already knew: being smart isn't just a matter of mastering facts; it's a matter of mastering your own emotions and understanding the emotions of the people around you.

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  1. Listening Length
    13 hours and 32 minutes
  2. Author
    Daniel Goleman
  3. Narrator
    Barrett Whitener
  4. Audible release date
    December 30, 2001
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Macmillan Audio
  7. ASIN
    B0000647PF
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 13 hours and 32 minutes
Author Daniel Goleman
Narrator Barrett Whitener
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Audible.com Release Date December 30, 2001
Publisher Macmillan Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B0000647PF
Best Sellers Rank #1,484 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#10 in Emotions
#16 in Behavioral Sciences (Books)
#20 in Emotional Self Help

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Customers find the book engaging and helpful, providing insights into emotional development and the human brain. They appreciate the well-researched information and practical techniques presented in a classic style. However, some readers found the content repetitive and boring at times. Opinions differ on the science content - some find it interesting and easy to understand, while others felt it was too scientific for them.

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456 customers mention "Readability"370 positive86 negative

Customers find the book engaging and useful. They appreciate the author's clear explanation of the scientific basis and how relationships impact life. The book is described as an easy read that resonates with the concept of handling relationships.

"...Worth the read." Read more

"...studies and experiments, and intelligent and non-pedantic descriptions of complex phenomenon with ease...." Read more

"...I found the book to be a practical guide to recognizing when I am reacting rather than listening to others or hearing them correctly...." Read more

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344 customers mention "Insight"335 positive9 negative

Customers find the book insightful and useful. It provides a clear understanding of emotional intelligence that helps them better understand and manage their internal environment. They say it has had a significant impact on their lives, helping them be more informed parents and providing a practical system for improving self-esteem.

"This book did a excellent job of breaking down the different components of emotional development, what happens when we lack in certain areas of..." Read more

"...This is a thoughtful, sober, and careful analysis of specific issues related to character formation and the steady slide of young people in society..." Read more

"...Citing research, Goleman suggests that the ability to recognize and manage emotions and emotional response, primarily learned from parents, family,..." Read more

"...In short, solutions include methods such as self-awareness, cognitive reframing, and distraction techniques to fight toxic trains of thought before..." Read more

126 customers mention "Information quality"117 positive9 negative

Customers find the book provides valuable information on emotional intelligence. It explains the scientific background and practical techniques. They describe it as a guide to making sense of the senseless and an introduction to different aspects of understanding the physical world. The book answers many questions and opens their eyes to patterns they may not have noticed. Overall, customers find it a solid book covering the basics of EQ.

"...The book details interesting scientific discoveries, data from studies and experiments, and intelligent and non-pedantic descriptions of complex..." Read more

"...and emotions help us stay motivated, optimistic, resilient, and resourceful...." Read more

"...be developed and strengthened through practice, making this book a helpful guide for anyone looking to improve their emotional intelligence and, in..." Read more

"...The approach to handling PSTD was also interesting...." Read more

9 customers mention "Classic content"9 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's classic content. They find it relevant to modern times, with some new insights and good reminders. Some readers describe it as one of their favorite books.

"The classic textbook from the father of the 'EQ' concept. This is one of the must reads on anyone's reading list...." Read more

"...It's a classic for a reason, and is well worth a read for yourself or to better understand a loved one or friend who seems to have lower emotional..." Read more

"...Classic book and author that shows the path to personal and social improvement" Read more

"A good classic" Read more

7 customers mention "Depth"7 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's depth. They find it offers a clearer approach to improving work, with more research than expected. The content is also appreciated, including the exterior and interior aspects.

"...CONCLUSION Overall, the chapters I read had much greater depth of research than I expected. And that was a really good thing...." Read more

"...A long deep psychological treatment of human emotions. Deep, weighty, has incredible "thud" power using behavioral research to explain why..." Read more

"This is the original text and the most in depth. Start here, if this topic interests you...." Read more

"Very deep...I bought one for my father as well. It's made a great way for him and I to connect and chat about something we both love...." Read more

29 customers mention "Science content"10 positive19 negative

Customers find the book's science content interesting and well-written. They appreciate the author's ability to convey scientific information in an easy-to-read manner that brings biology into a soft science field. However, some readers feel the book is too scientific and lacks practical insights. There are also concerns about redundant research and evidence references.

"...He also leaves out facts, such as that several knives were used, instead saying that the killer "slashed and stabbed them over and over with a..." Read more

"...The book details interesting scientific discoveries, data from studies and experiments, and intelligent and non-pedantic descriptions of complex..." Read more

"...skills of life to every child , however, there are not many new insights coming out. I would go with three stars on this...." Read more

"...Tell Susan Kane that. Sheesh! I could not really get past these inaccuracies and false judgments about introverts, but to me they were big red..." Read more

30 customers mention "Boredom"0 positive30 negative

Customers find the book dull and repetitive. They find it hard to follow and difficult to enjoy the topic with the writing style. Some readers have difficulty with their minds wandering while reading textbooks.

"...There are only two drawbacks to this book. For one, it is quite repetitive...." Read more

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"...Only half negative comment: it becomes a little repetitive towards the end, and you'll predict what the next page will tell you before you get there..." Read more

"...that I gave the book 4 stars instead of 5 was that it was hard to focus on the book and it was a little dry at times...." Read more

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  • Anthony
    5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful Education into our emotional buildup
    Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2025
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    This book did a excellent job of breaking down the different components of emotional development, what happens when we lack in certain areas of emotion development and how we can use emotional mastery to affect areas of our lives that on the outset may appear to be unrelated. Worth the read.
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  • Alexander V Marriott
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating, interesting, and important (still falls a little bit short)
    Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2024
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    I don't usually find myself buying or reading books labeled "Self-Help." Not that I don't like myself, or consider myself unworthy of help--or beyond the realm of needing help--but I find the books labeled and marketed this way to be largely vapid and boring.

    This was not the case with Daniel Goleman's Emotional Intelligence. This is a thoughtful, sober, and careful analysis of specific issues related to character formation and the steady slide of young people in society into a situation of being incapable of articulating, let alone controlling, their passions--as they would have been called in the 18th century--and directing their attentions and efforts in pursuits likely to lead to productive, healthy, and contented lives. What could be more urgent and important?

    The book details interesting scientific discoveries, data from studies and experiments, and intelligent and non-pedantic descriptions of complex phenomenon with ease. While offering ideas for solutions, Goleman is never so obnoxious as to pretend that providing training in emotional intelligence to young people will solve all of society's ills. In an age of mass shootings, youth nihilism and despair, and generations lacking the ability to toss their phones aside and pay attention to something for more than two minutes, focusing on a way to drive home the usefulness and almost unlimited upside of character formation (which Goleman concedes is actually what he's talking about at the end) seems a tremendous imperative. While the book begins with philosophy--where the answers ultimately lay--Goleman hopes to avoid that field by keeping the majority of the book in the hard(ish) sciences.

    However, if he wishes to succeed in reforming education along the conservative/classical (though thoroughly secular and traditionally liberal) lines he proposes here, he will need to get a bit more explicitly philosophical. There, I fear he will collapse into a heap of utilitarianism and collectivism and squander the good that this book hints towards and wishes to promise.
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  • Diane Schirf
    4.0 out of 5 stars Thought-provoking read
    Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2006
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    You know the feeling--your spouse says something that strikes you the wrong way, and involuntarily you tense up. You can almost feel your blood pressure rise. Without thinking, you respond emotionally, and soon what may have been intended as an innocuous comment has sparked a full-fledged marital battle that may leave as its aftermath lingering feelings of anger and resentment.

    In Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman describes the physiological processes that drive and are driven by emotion and their purpose, the ability of emotions to hijack rational thought and the short- and long-term physiological and psychological effects, and the personal and social benefits of teaching and learning how to manage the emotions.

    In the opening chapters, Goleman discusses in simplified terms the complex interactions of the brain when emotion-causing stimuli are perceived, with the emotional mind reacting more quickly than the rational. For example, the sight of a snake may start the fight-or-flight response; the structures of the emotional brain prime the body to strike out at the snake or to flee from it. Then, after the body is tensed, the rational mind notices that it is a harmless garter snake. The efficiency of the brain circuitry, along with its emotional memory and associative abilities, helps to explain the power of the emotions. Citing research, Goleman suggests that the ability to recognize and manage emotions and emotional response, primarily learned from parents, family, friends, school, and the community, is a greater indicator of success in relationships, work, and society than intelligence tests. It is not necessarily how well you learn or what you know, but indeed how well you play with others.

    Goleman covers a variety of topics: depression, mania, anxiety, PTSD, drug abuse, teenage pregnancy, relationship issues, abuse, and others. For example, a feeling of sadness can be transformed in the brain into a lingering mood and ultimately into a full-blown clinical depression. He shows how emotional intelligence can be used to control the brain's circuitry so that pathological conditions like depression, mania, and PTSD can be managed or at least controlled.

    Citing an increase worldwide in indicators of emotional and social problems, Goleman focuses on children and the importance of pilot programs that teach such skills as empathy, assertiveness without aggression, self-awareness and self-control, conflict resolution, and so forth. He discusses several studies that show measurable, long-term benefits of such programs, and the negative results when children do not have the opportunity to learn these skills at home, at school, on the playground, or in the community.

    Goleman does not always seem trustworthy. His description of the 1963 "Career Girl" murders, intended to illustrate an emotional hijacking, does not match other accounts in key areas. He also leaves out facts, such as that several knives were used, instead saying that the killer "slashed and stabbed them over and over with a kitchen knife." He does not mention the sexual assaults in "those few minutes of rage unleashed." The crime he depicts fits his picture of an emotional hijacking, but other accounts show it to have been a more deliberate crime of longer duration. In a section on empathy, he says that one-year-olds "still seem confused over what to do about [another child's tears]," citing an instance where a "one-year-old brought his own mother over to comfort the crying friend, ignoring the friend's mother, who was also in the room." There is no confusion here, but a logical, pre-verbal assumption: "My mother is comforting to me when I am upset; therefore, she will be comforting to you, too." This kind of thinking is not limited to one-year-olds; for example, how many times has a friend recommended an action movie or horror novel to you, saying that you will "love it," even though your known preference is historical romance or another completely different genre? Even adults assume that "what works for me will work for you."

    Goleman also discusses school bullies and outcasts in detail. He places so much emphasis on the probability that their peers are reacting to their lack of emotional intelligence that he misses some important exceptions and nuances, such as children who are social outcasts for socioeconomic and racist reasons or because they are nonconformist individualists, in which cases it is the other children who display a lack of empathy and emotional intelligence. On the flip side, there are children (and adults) who are not empathetic or emotionally intelligent but who are well liked, even popular, for other reasons, tangible and intangible (e.g., socioeconomic status, influence, some mysterious force of personality or charisma). Many successful, popular people exhibit little emotional intelligence, which Goleman could have addressed. In addition, while Goleman cites a wealth of research supporting his arguments, he does not present any dissenting opinions, or whether any exist. This weakens his presentation.

    Emotional Intelligence is an insightful, enlightening look at how awareness of the emotions and their physiology can help us to manage them when they affect our lives negatively or when they become pathological (e.g., depression). I found the book to be a practical guide to recognizing when I am reacting rather than listening to others or hearing them correctly. It has helped me to cope with colleagues who are lacking in emotional intelligence and to give them subtle guidance. While most of Emotional Intelligence is intuitive to a perceptive mind, the book serves as a guide and reminder that even a little emotional intelligence can make relationships, situations, and life more positive, more productive, and less stressful.
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  • Karen Acker
    5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone needs emotional intelligence
    Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2025
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    Great book super helpful full of information
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  • Bogdan Bartos
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good price
    Reviewed in Canada on January 6, 2025
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    Very good book. Love it. I recommend.
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  • Mayprompt
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente
    Reviewed in Mexico on October 23, 2024
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    Es un libro bien fundamentado y muy claro.
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  • Cliente Kindle
    5.0 out of 5 stars Leitura indispensável para a vida
    Reviewed in Brazil on February 3, 2024
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    É um livro fundamental para a vida de todos nós. Não é um best-seller de autoajuda, mas uma reflexão profunda, assertiva e baseada em pesquisas com rigor científico conduzidas por décadas. É uma leitura transformadora à medida que abre nossos olhos para verdades pouco difundidas ou completamente negligenciadas sobre inteligência emocional, cuja ausência propicia a maior parte dos problemas de relacionamento, de segurança e de saúde nas nossas sociedades contemporâneas.
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  • Maddalena
    5.0 out of 5 stars UNA CAPACITÀ CHE DOBBIAMO AVERE
    Reviewed in Italy on January 17, 2025
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    Famosissimo libro di Daniel Goleman da leggere assolutamente.
    Ovviamente esiste la versione italiana 🌷
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  • Deepika meena
    5.0 out of 5 stars Art of knowing your Emotional Self
    Reviewed in India on November 30, 2024
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    Well written, well supported by scientific researches, you won't regret a bit about purchasing this book. Just worth every penny
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