However, I began meditating at about that time and have continued on and off over the years.
Daniel GolemanOur genetic heritage endows each of us with a series of emotional set-points that determines our temperament. But the brain circuitry involved is extraordinarily malleable; temperament is not destiny.
Daniel GolemanPeople learn what they want to learn. If learning is forced on us, even if we master it temporarily, it is soon forgotten.
Daniel GolemanCognitive skills such as big-picture thinking and long-term vision were particularly important. But when I calculated the ratio of technical skills, IQ, and emotional intelligence as ingredients of excellent performance, emotional intelligence proved to be twice as important as the others for jobs at all levels.
Daniel Goleman