Best Self Magazine

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— Intellectual intelligence (IQ) is important, but without emotional intelligence (EQ), you can only go so far. Emotional intelligence facilitates the practice of empathy, resilience, reasoning, and stress management. It also teaches people to be ant

The Atlantic

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In some jobs, being in touch with emotions is essential. In others, it seems to be a detriment. And like any skill, being able to read people can be used for good or evil.

You South Africa

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THE term emotional intelligence – also called emotional quotient or EQ – might sound complicated but it’s something anyone can develop. It has nothing to do with how you smart you are – referred to as your intelligence quotient or IQ – or how many fa

Harper's Bazaar Australia

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In our modern moment, when the line between work and our personal lives is barely visible, it follows that we bring the full spectrum of our emotions to the meeting room table. Crying at work barely warrants a batted eyelid: a 2018 study reported tha

MASK The Magazine

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Emotional intelligence (also known as EQ) is a person’s ability to label, control, express and handle their emotions, while recognizing and coping with the emotions of others. It centers around using both the rational and emotional parts of your brai

MASK The Magazine

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When it comes to raising our children, there once was the notion that teaching our kids not to show emotion was a sign of strength. In fact, many people during childhood learn to ignore or avoid bad things because it’s easier to sweep them under the

Psychologies

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Emotions are often given a bad name. ‘He’s so emotional’ we say, as our child reacts quickly (and loudly) to a seemingly simple request. ‘I can’t work out why she gets so stressed and uptight around swimming’ and ‘Why can’t he just stop teasing his b

The Atlantic

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Studies say that bragging about your superiority makes people like you less—so what does Donald Trump hope to gain?

Men's Fitness UK

3 min read

Jim Rees could be any guy you pass on the street. He was born in Tunbridge Wells and lives in a converted garage in Bedford. After leaving school at 15, he worked as a pharmaceutical storeman. However, this is far from your average Joe, because unlik

WellBeing

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At primary school, Rick has lots of friends and is involved in lots of clubs. He listens, shows empathy for others and tries to help when he can so that others will trust him. His younger sister Emma, however, is quiet and creative and has only a few

India Today

2 min read

A positive and never-say-die attitude are qualities that managers look for in candidates during the hiring process. The ability to multitask and learn and unlearn on the go and take lessons from failures is on the other side of the spectrum. Emotiona

Your Family

5 min read

While IQ is a cognitive intelligence measurable through testing and gauged using a standardised scale, EQ refers to the ability to navigate, understand and manage our own and others’ emotions. It requires us to manoeuvre our way through complex inter

New Zealand Listener

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A few months ago, I wrote about the death of Emeritus Professor Tony Taylor, one of the more colourful and long-standing members of our psychological community. Sadly, the rubbish year of 2021 has continued, with the death in mid-November of Emeritus

MASK The Magazine

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To help parents understand the importance and impact of emotional intelligence on college students, we asked Arizona State University’s Kellyn Johnson, Ph.D., Director of Family Programs, to provide some insight and advice. Here’s what she shared. Q.

How It Works

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Defining intelligence has been a controversial subject within the science community, with many attempting to provide the best possible explanation of how to label the way our brains work. Some even question the legitimacy of the existing standardised

The Atlantic

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The Unprecedented Crisis Facing Puerto Rico’s Universities Molly Hensley-Clancy | BuzzFeed Puerto Rico’s public university system is facing an unprecedented round of funding cuts that students and observers say will decimate the island’s college camp

Facility Management

3 min read

Anyone who pretends that emotional intelligence is a ‘soft’ skill has never managed a bullying claim, told an employee that their position is redundant or been involved in an industrial negotiation. Many management tasks that are essential in today’s

You South Africa

4 min read

THEY’RE called soft skills – but as anyone who’s tried to master them will tell you, they’re quite hard to get right. There are many reasons why so-called soft skills are tough to get a handle on, including the fact that they’re so difficult to descr

BBC Science Focus Magazine

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Short answer: probably not. But it’s not just you. Coined in Europe in 1912, IQ (intelligence quotient) was designed as an objective score to identify those requiring educational help. Although perhaps well-intentioned, many scientists have called in

MASK The Magazine

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For most students, college life can be emotionally charged and emotionally challenging. Being away from friends, family, comfortable routines and familiar social relationships can bring feelings of anxiety, sadness, even loss—all making the case for

Literary Hub

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The coronavirus pandemic is dramatically disrupting not only our daily lives but society itself. This show features conversations with some of the world’s leading thinkers and writers about the deeper economic, political, and technological consequenc

Forbes Africa

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MY VISIT TO DURBAN IN South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province in the first week of March to attend the 2020 FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Leading Women Summit was a memorable one. It did not go without challenges; the most prominent one being the first case of c

MASK The Magazine

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“Over the years, emotional intelligence (EQ) has increasingly become a prominent subject of studies focusing on relational skills. In fact, many leaders of companies around the world now claim to value EQ as much, if not greater than IQ. As someone w

TIME

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IT’S WELL-ESTABLISHED SCIENCE THAT READING boosts vocabulary, sharpens reason and expands intellectual horizons. But the latest round of research on the benefits of literature focuses on how it improves not our IQ, but our EQ. Book lovers profess a

MASK The Magazine

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Individuals with high emotional intelligence (EQ) are happier, healthier and more successful. As parents, this is essentially what we want for our kids. So how do we help develop our children’s emotional intelligence? “As parents, we have to start de

STAT

3 min read

Across a sweeping range of causes of death, from dementia to heart disease, those with higher IQs are less likely to die early.

Futurity

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Bosses who act in ways associated with emotional intelligence foster happier, more creative employees, according to a new study. In a survey of close to 15,000 people across the United States, researchers found that emotionally intelligent supervisor

MASK The Magazine

4 min read

Your nine-year-old is teased at school for being the new kid in class and he tells you he wants to run away. Your six-year-old feels humiliated at soccer practice because she can’t kick the ball as well as the other girls (never mind they had a year

Fortean Times

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Intelligence is a powerful but elusive quality, easy to recognise but difficult to define, perhaps the most important factor in distinguishing humanity, but the least understood. While researchers are getting closer to grasping what it is and how it

Women's Health Australia

3 min read

You’re ranting to a mate about the tendinitis ruining your runs or a never-ending work project. She’s there but she’s not… there. Her responses aren’t making you feel validated, she’s turning the convo back to her own probs and seems totally distract