Emotional Intelligence

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## TL;DR
Emotional intelligence refers to a family of ideas about perceiving, understanding, regulating, and using emotion. This repair narrows the article to Salovey and Mayer's original framework, a later ability-test paper, and Daniel Goleman's popular book page.

## Core Explanation
The academic concept begins with Salovey and Mayer's framework for emotional skills. Mayer, Caruso, and Salovey later tested whether emotional intelligence could meet criteria for an intelligence. Goleman's book helped move the idea into mainstream self-improvement and workplace discussion, but broad claims about career success are deliberately omitted here.

## Further Reading

- [Emotional Intelligence](https://doi.org/10.2190/DUGG-P24E-52WK-6CDG)
- [Emotional intelligence meets traditional standards for an intelligence](https://doi.org/10.1016/S0160-2896(99)00016-1)
- [Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/69105/emotional-intelligence-by-daniel-goleman/)

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