Comments on: Book Explores Value of the “Other Kind of Smart” http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/book-explores-value-of-the-%e2%80%9cother-kind-of-smart%e2%80%9d/ Exploring Healthy Psychotherapy Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:06:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steven http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/book-explores-value-of-the-%e2%80%9cother-kind-of-smart%e2%80%9d/#comment-21154 Steven Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:40:04 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=3870#comment-21154 Think it is great that we are finally recognizing that everyone has his or her own strengths. While some may be book smart others may just be more people smart. What a great thing it would be to find someone with that perfect mix! Think it is great that we are finally recognizing that everyone has his or her own strengths. While some may be book smart others may just be more people smart. What a great thing it would be to find someone with that perfect mix!

]]> By: themuse http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/book-explores-value-of-the-%e2%80%9cother-kind-of-smart%e2%80%9d/#comment-21093 themuse Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:12:40 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=3870#comment-21093 Controlling our emotions...you think that would be a good thing Michael? I get the feeling you mean to be unemotional rather than possessing some kind of restraint. Keeping all your emotions suppressed isn't healthy. Emotions are not easily controlled either. They are an involuntary gut reaction. Being emotionally intelligent is a fine thing and we can all learn how to pause and consider our emotional reaction before taking action, but to be unemotional and control them would be a hollow way to live. Better a fool than a robot. Controlling our emotions…you think that would be a good thing Michael? I get the feeling you mean to be unemotional rather than possessing some kind of restraint. Keeping all your emotions suppressed isn’t healthy. Emotions are not easily controlled either. They are an involuntary gut reaction.

Being emotionally intelligent is a fine thing and we can all learn how to pause and consider our emotional reaction before taking action, but to be unemotional and control them would be a hollow way to live. Better a fool than a robot.

]]> By: Michael http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/book-explores-value-of-the-%e2%80%9cother-kind-of-smart%e2%80%9d/#comment-21091 Michael Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:22:26 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=3870#comment-21091 Emotions are an energy... an energy that make us act in a particular manner, to do a particular thing in a given situation. If we learn to control emotions effectively, we can achieve a lot. Some people suffer just because they are 'emotional fools'. If each one of us puts in a little effort in controlling our emotions, then there will be no 'emotional fools' around and so will be the suffering and pain. Emotions are an energy… an energy that make us act in a particular manner, to do a particular thing in a given situation. If we learn to control emotions effectively, we can achieve a lot. Some people suffer just because they are ‘emotional fools’. If each one of us puts in a little effort in controlling our emotions, then there will be no ‘emotional fools’ around and so will be the suffering and pain.

]]> By: Rick http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/book-explores-value-of-the-%e2%80%9cother-kind-of-smart%e2%80%9d/#comment-21086 Rick Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:08:13 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=3870#comment-21086 Emotional intelligence is the ability of a person to control his emotions(to an extent) and to evaluate them before acting upon them. For example, you may feel like bashing someone up in a road-rage case, but doing so with any evaluation may and will get you into trouble. A person who is emotionally intelligent will first think of the consequences and only then act upon his emotions. This is a very good skill for anybody to have as having a higher emotional intelligence means that the person take better decisions in various situations. Emotional intelligence is the ability of a person to control his emotions(to an extent) and to evaluate them before acting upon them. For example, you may feel like bashing someone up in a road-rage case, but doing so with any evaluation may and will get you into trouble.

A person who is emotionally intelligent will first think of the consequences and only then act upon his emotions. This is a very good skill for anybody to have as having a higher emotional intelligence means that the person take better decisions in various situations.

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