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Dr. Ryu Hasan (12) - Why Emotional Intelligence Matters ?

  99.9% of our lives are driven by the emotional brain. The emotional brain here does not refer to being angry or happy. It concerns how we interpret our surroundings and react quickly. When we are weighing an activity and thinking about its pros and cons, that is called the rational brain. if you’re at the office at night  and have a lot of work to do, should you stay or go home? that's a rational decision. But once you go home, the decision is driven by emotion. For example, picking up the key, and put them them in the pocket, take the elevator (without thinking). Even walking in the parking lot — the whole process happens without thinking. Starting the car engine, turning left and right — don’t even have to (think), and suddenly you find yourself at home. Our brain has mapped them thousands of times, which make actions easy, are driven by the emotional brain. That is not a reflex, it’s the work of our emotional brain....