Jason M. Satterfield

This is an interesting ‘Great Courses’ on Emotional Intelligence. Quite the comprehensive course that didn’t have me feeling overwhelmed with research and statistics. Of course, there was some of that used to lay a foundation; however, the author explained concepts in an easily understandable manner. There was also several patient presentations containing dialogue with the author. This not only provided a real life application of EQ, it broke up the audiobook experience and kept me more engaged. This course offered techniques to improve EQ in a person’s comprehensive lifestyle. He also touched on children and substance use disorders. I especially loved the last chapter which discussed the future of EQ. He gave an example of homes that are able to monitor a person’s emotions and respond accordingly with temperature and aromas.… (mehr)