Daniel Coleman > Quotes

“Emotional explosions are neural hijackings. At those moments, evidence suggests, a center in the limbic brain proclaims an emergency, recruiting the rest of the brain to its urgent agenda. The hijacking occurs in an instant, triggering this reaction crucial moments before the neocortex, the thinking brain, has had a chance to glimpse fully what is happening, let alone decide if it is a good idea.”
― Daniel Coleman, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

“Insanity,” said Hatta, still mesmerized by his royal purple hair. “That always seemed the strangest word because it actually means out of sanity. Shouldn’t someone who’s in sanity be very sane? In means out. Curious.”
“And they think we’re the mad ones,” laughed the smiling Cheshire Cat.”
― Daniel Coleman

“Learning doesn't take place in isolation from kids' feelings. Being emotionally literate is as important for learning as instruction in math and reading.”
― Daniel Coleman, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

“In the calculus of the heart it is the ratio of positive to negative emotions that determines the sense of well- being.”
― Daniel Coleman, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

“AN artful critique can be one of the most helpful messages a manager can send.”
― Daniel Coleman, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ