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Recieved: 2003/02/17 23:29
Subject: [K-list] emotional intelligence
From: Michael A. Read


On 2003/02/17 23:29, Michael A. Read posted thus to the K-list:

http://www.sol.com.au/kor/20_02.htm

Emotional Intelligence

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly;
what is essential is invisible to the eye.
-Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Famous scientists have said that their discoveries seem to be merely following up the revelations of mystics from the past, and even the arrogantly sceptical Freud wrote, everywhere I go, I find a poet has been there before me. The poets and mystics have always known that true intelligence is a blending of head and heart, of thought and feeling and now psychology is moving towards a definition of what EI might be.

Goleman defines EI as including self-awareness, impulse control, zeal and motivation, empathy and social deftness; these are the qualities he identifies as prerequisites for success in career and in relationships. However the term EI was first formally defined in 1990 by the psychologists Mayer and Salovey as: 1) Knowing how you feel, how others feel and what to do about it. 2) Knowing what feels good, what feels bad and how to get from bad to good. 3) The emotional awareness, sensitivity and management skills which help us maximise our long term happiness and survival. More recently they have updated their definition: Emotional intelligence involves the ability to perceive accurately, appraise, and express emotion: the ability to access and or generate feelings when they facilitate thought; the ability to understand emotion and emotional knowledge; and the ability to regulate emotions to promote emotional and intellectual growth.

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