Though Focus is the book by Daniel Goleman that first sparked my attention, Emotional Intelligence (or EQ) is actually far more popular. His masterpiece has sold over 5 million copies worldwide and has been translated into 40 languages.
Goleman explains how two separate minds live in our brains, one rational and one emotional, and why the five key skills making up your emotional “literacy” are actually a much bigger predictor of happiness and success than the capacity by which we usually measure it: IQ.
Here are 3 lessons about what emotional intelligence is, why it’s so important and how you can get more of it:
Emotional intelligence rests on self-awareness and self-regulation.
A high EQ makes you healthier and more successful.
You can boost your EQ by mirroring other people’s body language and thinking optimistically.
There are two parts to being emotionally intelligent. One is being emotionally self-aware. It simply means that you’re able to recognize and label your feelings.
For example, when children learn to speak, they usually need to be given the vocabulary first, so if your son is angry because you’re not letting him have candy before dinner, he’ll know he feels bad, but can’t tell you what exactly it is, until you tell him that what he’s feeling is anger.
The second part of the EQ equation is emotional self-regulation.
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