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Howard Gardner

I need to add that my work on multiple intelligences received a huge boost in 1995 when Daniel Goleman published his book on emotional intelligence. I am often confused with Dan. Initially, though Dan and I are longtime friends, this confusion irritated m

Howard Gardner

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Howard Gardner is saying that Daniel Goleman's book on emotional intelligence helped increase interest in his own theory of multiple intelligences. Although they are close friends, Gardner was annoyed at first when people mixed them up because of their similar work.

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