Our genetic heritage endows each of us with a series of emotional set-points that determines our temperament. But … - Daniel Goleman

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I think people imagine going back to a time when they knew who they were and they knew what the circumstances were - if you screwed up it was your fault.

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Our genetic heritage endows each of us with a series of emotional set-points that determines our temperament. But the brain circuitry involved is extraordinarily malleable; temperament is not destiny.

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