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people's emotions are rarely put into words , far more often they are expressed through other cues. the key to intuiting another's feelings is in the ability to read nonverbal channels , tone of voice , gesture , facial expression and the like

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Daniel Goleman
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: March 7
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