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What nonfiction books have caused a paradigm-shift in your life? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by SighBapanada@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm gonna make a list and hit the library

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[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Daniel Goleman's Emotional Intelligence helped me get better at every relationship in my life.

[–] Bipta@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can you elaborate a bit? Amazon reviews make it sound more academic and less actionable.

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Yes, it's definitely more academic than practical, but that's really what I needed. I had read plenty of books that told me what I should do, but not why I'm doing it. By learning the theory I could be more improvisational in my interactions with confidence.