What is a high EQ? Emotional Intelligence or EQ is the ability to recognize, to identify and control your emotions and the emotions of others. EQ has now been recognized as being just as important as IQ because possessing a high EQ affords us certain benefits in today’s society. When we think of what EQ [...]
You will be surprised to learn that some of the people you know that appear to be smart may actually not be as bright as they seem. Intelligence is an important marker in our society. We use people’s behaviors to gauge how intelligent they are in comparison to ourselves and others. As we get older, [...]
Less than 2% of the population demonstrate the INFJ characteristics. Could you share the traits of the world's rarest personality type? Isabel Myers and her mother Katharine Briggs created the Myers-Brigg Type Indicator test in the 1940’s. The theory is based on the theories of the psychoanalyst, Carl Jung. The test assesses an individual in [...]
We sometimes assume that wisdom and intelligence are the same. But there are some special traits that mark out a wise person from someone who is just smart. Most of us know someone who just exudes wisdom. These are the people we confide in when we experience struggles or who we turn to when we need [...]
I don’t care for arrogant or rude people because their insults are scathing. That’s why clever comebacks by the intelligent are the only things that work effectively. The world is filled with arrogant individuals because being humble is not all that popular, and because toxic behavior seems to run rampant from my experience. Unfortunately, consideration [...]
There are many hidden truths that smart people know, but there are good reasons why they won’t always share their knowledge with others. There are really only two possible answers to this question. 1 I don’t know, or 2. I’m not telling! However, by studying how smart people behave, I have come up with a few [...]
Often we pay most attention to those with the loudest voices and the most to say. In doing this, we underestimate the power of the quiet one. At any gathering of people, be it a party or a business meeting, there will be those who talk loudly and demand attention. These extroverts have lots of [...]
Intelligent people are particularly prone to the overthinking that can cause analysis paralysis and lead to a failure to make decisions or take action. What is analysis paralysis? Analysis paralysis happens when we overthink things to such a degree that we are unable to make a decision or take action. We can spend so long [...]
