The Importance Of Emotions In Poetry

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I was called “too emotional” so many times last year that affected me a lot in ways I did not expect to happen. I did not understand it is meaning and neither the bad side of it. I choose this book because looking at last year feedback I understand that I am emotional and it hard for people to understand what I say. So, I want to explore this part of me which makes me human and I want to find a way to communicate effectively.

The main points of the book are referring to the components of emotional intelligence, anatomy of the brain, emotional intelligence vs. IQ, emotions in marital life and teaching emotional intelligence. Feelings and emotions dominate our behaviour and I observed it also in mine. After, I took a course of reading faces …show more content…

The author did not make a clear difference between consciousness and thought. But, he underlines the fact that some people are more into the emotional side of the brain than into the thought processing one and these people should listen to themselves and pursue a career in poetry, songwriting, art. These professions are richer in emotional content. I do not fully agree. Emotional intelligence can be learned like other skills a human being have or can develop. So, there are many factors which tells a person what career to choose, like what makes them happy. their priorities, what are their values and who they want to be. Having an emotional side of the brain more developed is nice, but from my point of view does not establish your …show more content…

It refers to being able to handle feelings as appropriate. The author explains that you can manage your feelings by changing the focus. For example, if you are in a depressive state you should focus your attention on some positive activities and you should avoid terrible movies or stories that can drag your mood down. Also, self-efficacy can help, which is the belief you have mastery over your life’s events and you can meet challenges as they come. Developing a competency can strengthens this sense of self-efficacy. What I think it will help me a lot is motivating myself. I found in the book that I can use emotions in the service of a goal. Goleman underlines the importance of emotional traits such as persistence and enthusiasm. He also writes that for Asian families academic results are important. In order to have good grades they have to study long and hard and they have this belief that hard work will improve results which is basically a principle of growth

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