Emotional Intelligence Isn’t About Being Nice

Emotional intelligence is one of the most popular ideas in psychology. It may also be one of the most misunderstood. In this episode for Hidden Brain+ subscribers, psychologist Peter Salovey explains how the popular understanding of “EQ” has outstripped the science, and what emotional intelligence really means. This conversation is a companion to the episode “How Feelings Make Us Smarter.” We recommend listening to that episode before this one. You can find it in this podcast feed, or at hiddenbrain.org.