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Emotional Intelligence

by Daniel Goleman · 1995

Daniel Goleman's book on emotional intelligence, named by Drew Houston as an early formative book that changed how he understood trainable human skills.

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Daniel Goleman · Science journalist and author

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1 person has mentioned or cited Emotional Intelligence, without directly recommending it.

Drew Houston at Web Summit in 2014 Drew HoustonCo-founder & CEO, Dropbox
it spelled out something that I just didn't know you could kind of break down in a logical way.
Mentioned · Exact quote Source: Tim Ferriss
Evidence details The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Drew Houston

Houston described Emotional Intelligence as an early formative book that changed how he understood trainable human and business skills.

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Tim Ferriss · 2018-08-29 · accessed 2026-06-23

Transcript · Podcast transcript

Houston says Emotional Intelligence spelled out something he did not know could be broken down logically, but this is kept as a mention because he describes formative impact rather than a direct recommendation.

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Daniel GolemanScience journalist and author

Author of Emotional Intelligence.