By Daniel Goleman — 2015
When handling turbulent feelings, we can gain a mental foothold that allows us to short-circuit what otherwise could become a destructive emotional hijack.
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We normally think of intelligence as cognitive intelligence, which is measured by IQ. Our emotional intelligence is looking at how our emotions effect everything that we do and think. We feel before we think.
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