The second assigned reading of Goleman’s book has been just as difficult as the first. I am still finding it difficult to stay interested in the content of the book. Although some of the information I fairly interesting and there are moments in the text that are quite enjoyable to read I still find myself not being that engaged with the writing. I enjoyed the brief narratives that Goleman uses to give example of the information he writes. I enjoyed the section of “When Smart Is dumb” where Goleman breaks down the actual value of thing like SAT scores and how little they matter when it comes to someone’s success if they are not emotionally intelligent. It’s interesting to see someone as esteemed as Goleman, who admittedly did very well on his
