TED talk: ダニエル ゴールマン、人情について語る：Daniel Goleman on compassion

ダニエル ゴールマンは、知的能力を計るIQとは別に、人間としての社会的感情の熟成度として emortional IQ を提唱したひとです。もう何十年も多分過剰に信頼されて使われているオリジナルにくらべてまだまだ確立はされていないけれど、面白いコンセプトだと思います。入社試験などで、知性だけでなく感性の度合いをはかるところが増えているようです。

Daniel Goleman proposed 'emotional intelligence,' in parallel to learning and reasoning 'intelligence.' For decades IQ tests have been implemented in many societies with perhaps more than its appropriate share of credibility. On the other hand, EIQ is still new and questioned for its validity. I personally think it is an interesting concept. Maybe it is not really formulated exactly, but we all feel that intelligence comes in more forms than mere capability to process, store, and use information. In the US more companies and public sectors are using EIQ test along with the conventional IQ test to screen for qualified future employees.

彼が２００７年にした人間の情についてのTED talk です。慈善や同情といった他人への思いやりは、その人の内側、心の温かさで決まるを思われがちですが、実は、どの位外の事に気づける余裕があるか、につきるようです。気づかないから助けない、気づいたら助ける気も起こる。少なくとも、始まりはそこにあるのでしょうね。

In this talk he presented at the TED meeting in 2007, Goleman talks about how people can feel compassion and what determines it. He suggests that it is not really depend on the warmness of the personality as many would think; rather, it is up to preoccupation on oneself - or the lack there of - that actually seems to determine the difference between good Samaritans and others. If they notice, they help. If they don't, they can completely ignore others in need of help. At least, that's the beginning, I suppose...



少し驚いたのは、ホームレスの人は殆どが行き場をなくした精神病患者、という事実です。これは、原因、それとも結果？

I was a little bit surprised by the notion that most homeless people are psychiatric patients with no where to go. Is that the cause or the consequence?

Elizabeth Gilbert on Creative Process : エリザベス ギルバート、創作を語る

たった今観た所です。とてもいい。作家のエリザベス ギルバートさんが、クリエイティブに生きていくなかでの試練や葛藤は、少し距離を置くこと、または、自己以外のものの責任をみとめること（座敷童のようなものの助け、と、彼女は呼んでいます、笑）で救われるのでは、というメッセージを送ります。これ、色んな事に当てはまりますね。なんというか、自分自分してると、辛くなるだけ、というか。

I have just watched it. It was really nice. The writer Elizabeth Gilbert proposes that the internal torture and dilemma that creative people often face may be rescued by having a bit of psychological distance - or admitting contribution of external something, something other than themselves (she calls it 'help from fairly-like existence'). I think this applies to many processes. Well, it becomes just too hard when one focus too much on oneself...