Lazy Lass

Waah. It has been more than 10 days and I still reading Emotional Intelligence by Goleman. I know that I am paying more attention to unnecessary things such as etc and etc ;)

Reading this book, I feel like quoting everything because I really want to share with all every points and arguments in it. It is a worth reading book.

The added payoff for life success from motivation, apart from other innate abilities, can be seen in the remarkable performance of Asian students in American schools and professions. One through review of the evidence suggests that American-ASian children may have an average IQ advantage over whites of just two to three points ... The reason seems to be that from the earliest years of school, Asian children work harder than whites. Sanford Dorenbusch, a Stanford sociologist who studied more than ten thousands high-school students, found that Asian-American spent 40 percent more time doing homework than did other students. " While most American parents are willing to accept a child's weak areas and emphasize the strengths, for Asians, the attitudes that you're not doing well, the answer is to study later at night, and if you still don't do well, to get up and study earlier in the morning. They believe that anyone can do well in school with the right effort." In short, a strong cultural work ethic translates into higher motivation, zeal and persistence - an emotional edge. (Goleman, 1996, p.80)