• Human thinking is impossible without emotions, but the ability to recognize that emotions, control and exclude it from thought to be able to make decisions judiciously and empathetical is called Emotional Intelligence. A careful look at this aspect shows that emotions are true feelings. They are not feelings that can be tackled through the accumulation of facts. Rather, they involve careful consideration of how best to describe the facts that are available, with a view to generating insights about them, which although tentative, are, nonetheless, clear and self-consistent.

  • Emotional intelligence begins with self-awareness, the ability to recognize emotions, and their impact, in both yourself and others. Many have gone astray, follow the negative path due to the fact that they do not have the capacity to recognize and control their emotions, likewise, many have been progressing due to the fact that they have the ability to recognize their emotions and control it.

Emotional Intelligence; A Key To A Peaceful And A Progressive Life.

To every rational being that has the ability to recognize and control her emotions has the advantage to critical thinking. Emotional intelligence makes it easy for a person to think things through critically, which involves a careful examination of activities, issues, claims or beliefs with a view to determining whether they are sustainable or not. And perhaps, critical thinking is rational because it is primarily concerned with seeking grounds for establishing the justification for whatever is considered as a justified belief. The ability to understand and manage emotions greatly increases our chances of success.

Here Are Some Benefits Of Emotional Intelligence;

  1. It Serves As A Guidance In Every Decision Making; Emotions are just a factor that doesn't give space for critical thinking. When one is attached to something emotionally, it doesn't give a clear definition of such a thing, rather makes it look perfect but definitely not if one thinks critically and emotions are not involved. Emotional intelligence gives you the edge to be able to think wisely, critically when making decisions. In life, decision-making determines a lot. Every decision-making process produces a final choice, which may or may not prompt action. Decision-making is the process of identifying and choosing alternatives based on the values, preferences, and beliefs of the decision-maker.

  2. It Saves You From Any Form Criticism; It is general and normal that criticism is part of life. Sometimes, people tend to criticize your actions, good deeds in order to demotivate you. Criticism is one of the major factors that normally limit the level of ambitions of one in life. When you are criticized, it normally looks as if you know nothing about what you are doing if you are not emotionally free, you will just be down emotionally which will definitely have negative effects on your day-to-day activities. Sometimes, people will criticize you not because of any form of self-interest, but in order to make you a better person. Nobody enjoys negative feedback. But you know that criticism is a chance to learn, even if it's not delivered in the best way. And even when it's unfounded, it gives you a window into how others think. When you receive negative feedback, you keep your emotions in check and ask yourself: How can this make me better? and this is the power of emotional intelligence which will definitely make you a better person and indeed have a positive effect on you.

  3. It Makes Your Interpersonal Relationship A Good One; Beings are not perfect, we tend to make mistakes unconsciously, but with the help of emotional intelligence, one will be able to understand the emotions of others which bring about empathy and with this, you won't be able to judge people anyhow which will definitely make your relationship with others a free and a progressive one. Empathy is about striving to understand others, thoughts, and feelings which allows you to build deeper, more connected relationships.

  4. It Gives You An Extraordinary Edge In Society; It doesn't necessary to hold a particular post before you can be called a leader. Leadership deals with critically thinking, ability to control your emotions over the decision-making, ability to sacrifice for others, ability to withstand and understand yourself and behavior of others. People may sometimes share some essential characteristics in common, particular the most general one like knowledge. Leaders must first know and be able to manage their own emotions and second be able to understand the emotions of their followers and the context in which those emotions occur. For outstanding leadership, [emotional intelligence] counts for just about everything ... leadership is all about emotional intelligence.

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