Sami > Sami's Quotes

“Platonicity is what makes us think that we understand more than we actually do. But this does not happen everywhere. I am not saying that Platonic forms don’t exist. Models and constructions, these intellectual maps of reality, are not always wrong; they are wrong only in some specific applications. The difficulty is that a) you do not know beforehand (only after the fact) where the map will be wrong, and b) the mistakes can lead to severe consequences. These models are like potentially helpful medicines that carry random but very severe side effects.”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

“At its core, empathy is the ability to see the world from another person's perspective, the capacity to tune in to what someone else might be thinking and feeling about a situation—regardless of how that view might differ from your own perception. It is an extremely powerful interpersonal tool.”
― Steven J. Stein, The EQ Edge: Emotional Intelligence and Your Success

“Unfortunately, empathy often falls by the wayside because when we need it most, we're least open to using it—that is, when we're under stress, misunderstood, irritated, or defensive.”
― Steven J. Stein, The EQ Edge: Emotional Intelligence and Your Success

“Women everywhere had higher scores in two of these categories—social responsibility and empathy—while men universally scored higher on stress tolerance.”
― Steven J. Stein, The EQ Edge: Emotional Intelligence and Your Success

“It embraces Emotional Self-Awareness—the ability to recognize how you're feeling and why you're feeling that way, and the impact your emotions have on the thoughts and actions of yourself and others; Self”
― Steven J. Stein, The EQ Edge: Emotional Intelligence and Your Success

“Regard—the ability to recognize your strengths and weaknesses and to feel good about yourself despite your weaknesses; and Self-Actualization—the ability to persistently try to improve yourself and pursue meaningful goals that lead to a richer life.”
― Steven J. Stein, The EQ Edge: Emotional Intelligence and Your Success

“Empathy is the ability to recognize, understand, and appreciate what others may be feeling and thinking.”
― Steven J. Stein, The EQ Edge: Emotional Intelligence and Your Success

“Reality Testing—the ability to see things as they actually are, rather than the way you wish or fear they might be;”
― Steven J. Stein, The EQ Edge: Emotional Intelligence and Your Success