The 11 best emotional intelligence quotes of the year. Thin desires are eating your life. Results from our large-scale AI productivity survey.

One “must” for this week: the 11 best emotional intelligence quotes of the year

Justin Bariso defines emotional intelligence as the ability to identify, understand, and manage emotions to make them work for you rather than against you.

Each quote in this collection is like a mini case study.

Personal development

• Thin desires are eating your life

• A japanese legend with a lesson for life

• Longevity: three trends that redefine how we live and work

• On time

• The advanced manual of self-improvement!

• The energy-output curve

• Training the idea muscle

• Using caffeine to optimize mental & physical performance

Innovation

• Results from our large-scale AI productivity survey

• AI agents are starting to eat SaaS

• AI: the teddy bear you’ll never outgrow

• Context before code

• How to get your whole team excited about AI

• The “Slop gurus” are eating each other

• The 5 ideas that defined 2025, according to founders

• When change outruns us

Leadership and management

• The 11 best emotional intelligence quotes of the year

• 10 contrarian leadership truths every leader needs to hear

• Beyond ROI: the true impact of executive coaching

• How to manage and motivate Gen z

• New meta-analysis on narcissism and leadership

• Research: asynchronous work can fuel creativity

• The power of deep leadership inquiry

• What actually works to change someone’s mind

One book

“If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?” by Alan Alda.

See you next Saturday

Roberto

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What people said last time

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