Think of an example of a time that you used social intelligence to navigate a complicated social situation. What elements of Goleman’s model of social intelligence did you use, and what was the effect? Refer to the summary of Chapter 6 for Goleman’s model.

This book was published in 2006. Imagine you are editing an updated edition for 2023. What new developments in culture and social life would you need to account for, and how?

What media examples of the “dark triad” can you think of? How do these characters or figures correlate to Goleman’s model of them? How do they differ?