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Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment and Your Life(Book & CD))

Jon Kabat-Zinn

4.5 on Amazon

5 HN comments

The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

Dalai Lama , Desmond Tutu , et al.

4.8 on Amazon

4 HN comments

Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual Mk1-MOD1

Jocko Willink

4.8 on Amazon

4 HN comments

Emotional Intelligence 2.0

Travis Bradberry , Jean Greaves , et al.

4.5 on Amazon

4 HN comments

Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life

Jordan B. Peterson and Penguin Audio

4.9 on Amazon

4 HN comments

Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers

Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté MD

4.7 on Amazon

4 HN comments

A Grief Observed

C. S. Lewis and Madeleine L'Engle

4.7 on Amazon

4 HN comments

Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up (The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up)

Marie Kondō

4.7 on Amazon

4 HN comments

Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time

Brian Tracy

4.7 on Amazon

4 HN comments

Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

Héctor García and Francesc Miralles

4.6 on Amazon

4 HN comments

Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

Brené Brown and Random House Audio

4.8 on Amazon

4 HN comments

The 50th Law

50 Cent, Robert Greene, et al.

4.7 on Amazon

4 HN comments

The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success

Darren Hardy

4.7 on Amazon

4 HN comments

An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness

Kay Redfield Jamison

4.6 on Amazon

3 HN comments

Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality

Anthony De Mello and J. Francis Stroud

4.7 on Amazon

3 HN comments

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king07828onFeb 5, 2019

Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry. Two people had to recommend it to me independently before I finally read it. Reading and deeply contemplating this book dramatically increased my ability to understand and predict emotionally driven behaviors. Drama in movies and in life started to make sense.

Bar_CodeonDec 20, 2015

Positive Intelligence. I was able to "label" my personality and all of those of my teams and reports. I know how I need to change, and know what drives the people I work with. I never thought of the over achiever as a problem, but they "prevent" others from stepping up.
Emotional Intelligence 2.0. Much easier read than the original. We are humans, driven by emotion, we need to be smart about it.

devineganonMar 20, 2021

By learning about EQ. I recommend picking up the book “Emotional Intelligence 2.0,” taking the assessment, read it, and focus on areas you can improve. Then revisit and practice the tips over the next 3 months (their timeline) and reassess. It is ongoing after that but it is a good starting point with actionable tips.

dkarlonJuly 12, 2021

I think it's still worthwhile. I first read it as a teenager, not long after it was published. It had a big impact, and I feel that since I read it, I've seen a lot in the culture that has referred to it, taken it for granted, regurgitated it, addressed individual topics from it, etc., but I'm not aware of anything that has replaced it as an overall introduction to the concept, which I think is due to quality of the writing. Even as a teenager I found easy and engaging.

The book Emotional Intelligence 2.0 is a different book by a different author. Read the Daniel Goleman book instead, or at least first.

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