How will you define emotional intelligence?

[Preety_India]

Emotional intelligence is a key component of relationships. 

To me emotional intelligence is the ability to handle complex situations and the ability to filter the environment and understand it more intuitively. 

What is emotional intelligence according to you? 

Also how would you differentiate emotional intelligence from social intelligence? 

 

Edited February 9, 2022 by Preety_India

[Cathal]

understanding why you are experiencing the emotions you are experiencing but also taking the action you need to for those emotions, if i lets say understand i feel bad because i feel this lacking within that i don't have a partner and i don't take action because of some limiting beliefs about myself that i don't have X, i need Y first, maybe when i have Z in the future then that's not emotional intelligence 

i think social intelligence comes from being able to understand people through cognitive empathy as they are and being able to mold yourself to cater to them, from a place of love and not fear. as in not being a chamaleon who manipulates and avoids but being truly understanding

[gettoefl]

i define intelligence as saying what has never been said before (as opposed to intellect which is saying what everyone else says)

so emotional intelligence is bringing to surface the emotional dimension of communicating

namely it is spontaneous, personal, balanced, calibrated, sincere and unflinchingly honest ... it is not conventional, it is unique which makes it intelligent

the extent to which one brings this to one's communication is the measure of one's EQ

[hyruga]

I used to think having emotional intelligence is about having empathy for others and being able to care for their needs. Of course, in order to have empathy, you need additional skills such as being observant, able to read people and understanding body language.

But EI is also about yourself. Do you have empathy for yourself? Do you understand your own body? Can you motivate yourself? Can you influence others?

Edited February 10, 2022 by hyruga