Cognitive skills are the mental processes that allow people to think, process information, and remember things. They are also known as thinking skills, intellectual abilities, or cognitive functions. Enterprises are now looking for these skills in their employees. This learning path will cover courses related to these skills.
Few examples are Critical thinking: The ability to think critically, Problem solving: The ability to solve problems 
Decision making: The ability to make decisions, Theory of mind: The ability to understand others' emotions and behaviors

Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify and manage your own emotions and the emotions of others.

This course is based on series of YouTube videos by Terrence Sejnowski and Barbara Oakley: Learning How To Learn 

Both co-created and taught “Learning How To Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects”, the world's most popular online course with 3.9 million enrolled, available on
Coursera.

https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn#modules

About Original Author:

Terrance Sejnowski is a Professor of Biological Sciences and adjunct professor in the departments of neurosciences, psychology, cognitive science, computer science and engineering at the University of California, San Diego, where he is co-director of the Institute for Neural Computation.

Barbara Oakley is an American professor of engineering at Oakland University and McMaster University whose online courses on learning are some of the most popular massive open online course (MOOC) classes in the world. She is involved in multiple areas of research, ranging from STEM education, to learning practices.