Emotional intelligence is more important than artificial intelligence
Dr. Alaa Jarad
Garad@alaagarad.com
07 March 2023
People no longer talk except about artificial intelligence and chat-GPT, and everyone is panting for anything new, and it seems that the whole world is no longer thinking or waiting to know what is useful, and whether we really need all of that. We have forgotten the basics and the simple things that if we did we would be much better than we are now, humanity has literally been hijacked by the obsession with technology, and with time we began to forget ourselves, and we care more about artificial intelligence and digital transformation than we care about humans, although the biggest transformation the world needs now is human transformation, and for work, cities, economy, laws to be "humanized". We need more emotional intelligence.
Emotional intelligence is a skill that can be learned and developed, and it means that a person is fully aware of his feelings, can express them in a way that does not hurt others, and can distinguish between opinions and facts. Thus, those with high emotional intelligence have the ability to understand themselves and understand and take into account the feelings of others. This is not just about social relationships, it is an important part of all business relationships.
So, how can a person know if he has emotional intelligence, and to what extent? There are many sources and psychological tests to determine this, but I will list seven signs of the presence of emotional intelligence, and I have gleaned them from the Psyhc2go.net site First: You can read non-verbal expressions or body language, looking at the person, from his facial expressions, tone of voice, or movement of his hands, you can discover what is going on inside him and his psychological state. Second: You care about others, for example, when you ask them about their news, you are really asking to know their news and check on them, not a question in a routine or automated way. Third: You have emotional flexibility, you may lose your job or be shocked at someone or miss an important opportunity, but you do not stop too much and do not turn the situation into a drama, but you continue to walk and work and do not lose hope, but you know that worse things may come, but you continue with a positive spirit. Fourth, you know your opportunities for improvement, you have a passion for learning, and therefore you always grow. People with low emotional intelligence make the world think they know everything, can do anything, and when something goes wrong they blame anyone or circumstance. Fifth: You know how to feel, what caused the feeling, how to process and deal with the feeling, and your feelings direct you towards finding a solution instead of closing in on yourself. When things don't go well, you are able to admit the mistake and explore your options to solve the problem, then move on and solve it. Seventh: You have a quest and determination to succeed, you have dreams and a strategy to make those dreams a reality, you can set goals and achieve them no matter how long they take, and deal with setbacks and modify shortcomings. And to talk the rest.
(I would like to note that I was inspired by one of my students and friends, Professor Mahmoud Hayek, an expert in quality and excellence.)
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