Emotional Intelligence

What is Emotional Intelligence?


Emotional intelligence (EI) is a term used to describe an individual's ability to perceive their own emotions and those of others.
Emotional intelligence is the ability to control one's own and others' emotions well, discriminate between different types of emotions, and derive the basis for directing one's thoughts and actions based on this.

The contents of ‘emotional intelligence’ include:
1. The ability to recognize one’s true feelings, respect them, and make decisions that can be understood sincerely.
2. There is the ability to control impulses and control emotions that cause stress, such as anxiety or anger.
3. The ability to encourage oneself without getting frustrated even when the pursuit of a goal fails.
4. The ability to empathize with the feelings of others.
5. Social ability to maintain harmony within a group and cooperate with others.


How is EQ different to IQ?


Emotional intelligence, or emotional quotient (EQ), is defined as an individual's ability to identify, evaluate, control, and express emotions.
People with high EQ usually make great leaders and team players because of their ability to understand, empathize, and communicate with others around them.

IQ is used to judge academic ability and to identify individuals with intelligence or mental problems.
EQ is a better indicator of success at work and is used to identify leaders, great team players, and people who are best at working on their own.


Why is EQ important?


EQ, or ‘emotional intelligence: the ability to control emotions’, seems to be the most important thing. Knowledge for taking exams and doing well at work is important, but in reality, there is nothing as important as emotions (the ability to monitor and control emotions) to live in society and be happy in life.
Introspecting and recognizing one's feelings. Regulating perceived emotions. The ability to empathize with the feelings of others. This is the core of emotional intelligence and can be seen as the key to happiness in our lives.
Rather than suppressing and ignoring one's emotions unconditionally, I think it will be the first step towards a truly livable society when the entire society develops emotional intelligence by creating a vessel that can empathize with the emotions of others while looking at and dealing with them well. .