Daniel Goleman
Daniel Goleman is a psychologist, science journalist and author of Emotional Intelligence who shares books, courses and reflections on attention, empathy and leadership.
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- Born
- March 7, 1946 · Stockton, California
- Work
- Psychologist, author and science journalist
- Education
- Harvard PhD, 1974 · Psychology and Social Relations
- Breakout
- Emotional Intelligence, 1995
Mini bio
How it started.
Daniel grew up in Stockton with two college teachers as parents. After Amherst and study at Berkeley, he trained in clinical psychology at Harvard. Research in India and Sri Lanka deepened his interest in meditation. A job at Psychology Today took him into journalism; he joined The New York Times in 1984.
The book that changed his path.
Emotional Intelligence appeared in 1995 and spent a year and a half on The New York Times bestseller list. Its success brought so many speaking invitations that Daniel left the newspaper to concentrate on the book’s ideas. He helped co-found CASEL to bring social and emotional learning into education.
Still asking questions.
His later collaborations connect emotional intelligence with leadership and meditation. Optimal, written with Cary Cherniss, explores sustaining good performance without burnout. His recent newsletters ask how people can keep developing empathy, judgment and relationships as AI changes work.
Creditschronological, newest first
Books
- 2024OptimalCo-author with Cary Cherniss
- 2022Why We MeditateCo-author with Tsoknyi Rinpoche
- 2017Altered TraitsCo-author with Richard J. Davidson
- 1995Emotional IntelligenceAuthor
Journalism
- 1984–1996The New York TimesScience journalist covering psychology, emotions and the brain
Awards
Quotes
It's not your IQ, but rather it's how you manage yourself and your relationships with others.Daniel Goleman, official website
On emotional intelligence: https://www.danielgoleman.info/
Trivia
- He began meditating while studying at Berkeley.
- He originally expected to become a college professor like his parents.
- His father’s college library was named after his father.
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