Whats the relationship between EQ and IQ?
Where IQ is a fixed capacity for processing cognitive information, EQ is a set of learnable skills for making great decisions, living in integrity, and connecting with others. IQ and EQ are complementary parts of a whole and healthy person. Great intellect does not diminish emotional capacity, and “emotionality” is not at odds with rational thought. People used to see these at odds, but one of the great contributions of modern neuroscience is the realization that emotion and cognition actually work together. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that emotion is the way to learning. If I had to choose to live in a country full of people with one dominant, I’d choose higher EQ. People with high IQ and low EQ do not function well. However, the reverse is not true — there are phenomenally successful people with IQs of 110; I will bet they have high EQs.
