The emotional brain is highly attuned to symbolic meanings and to the mode Freud called the 'primary process' - the messages of metaphor, story, myth, the arts.
Daniel GolemanThere is zero correlation between IQ and emotional empathy... They're controlled by different parts of the brain.
Daniel GolemanIn a high-IQ job pool, soft skills like discipline, drive and empathy mark those who emerge as outstanding.
Daniel GolemanEvolutionary theory holds that our ability to sense when we should be suspicious has been every bit as essential for human survival as our capacity for trust and cooperation.
Daniel Goleman