Emotional Intelligence 2.0
Emotional Intelligence 2.0 talks about a vital characteristic that everyone should have, emotional intelligence (if it wasn't obvious already). Emotional intelligence represents "your ability to recognize and understand emotions in yourself and others, and your ability to use this awareness to manage your behavior and relationships" (16, Bradberry). In other words, the communication between the emotional and logical part of your brain would be emotional intelligence. At first, to many people, emotional intelligence may seem to be a trivial thing. However, it has been proven that for every EQ (Emotional Quotient, a measurement of emotional intelligence) point someone has above average, they earn about $1,300 more per year. The book emphasizes that a human is made up of three parts. Their personality, their IQ (intelligence quotient), and their EQ.On the title page, there are two images on the bottom left and right which both represent the same concept, a linkage between our emotions and our logical thinking. According to the book, our primary senses send signals to our brain through our spinal cord, then through the limbic system ("the place where emotions are produced"), before reaching the place where rational, logical thinking takes place. In other words, our minds are wired to think emotionally first, before we think logically. The picture on the bottom left corner shows a picture of the heart inside a human's skull, signifying that our emotions control us more than we think. On the bottom right corner shows a picture of a brain and heart linking together, representing good communication between our logical and emotional side, which results in high emotional intelligence.
The background of the title picture shows the three attributes that make up a human, personality, EQ, and IQ. The IQ of an individual represents not how good someone is at doing a certain subject but describes their ability to learn. The book described IQ to be "fixed from birth. You don't get smarter by learning new facts or information" (18, Bradberry). The book also mentions personality, "the stable 'style' that defines each of us" (18, Bradberry). In other words, your personality is the culmination of all your preferences, such as your inclination to introversion or extroversion. Though, just like IQ, your personality stays constant throughout your life. However, the one attribute you can change about your self is your EQ. EQ is a flexible skill, while IQ and personality do not change. In the end, "IQ, EQ, and personality added together are the best way to get a picture of the whole person". On the recreated title page, I showed that even though these three traits make up who we are, they do not overlap much since they cover their own unique space.
At first, when I saw this cover I was a little confused because there is a lot to take in. But once I read the description I understood everything and every aspect was entirely reasonable and purposeful. This would be an enticing and confusing book cover but I think that would make more people want to read it. I think the author should use this as the new book cover.
ReplyDeleteI've never really taken the time to think about IQ and EQ values. I feel like your blog post sheds some light on the actual meaning of these values, and I feel like I actually understand these traits. You did a good job incorporating quotes from the book into your post, and I enjoyed reading it. Good job!
ReplyDeleteI found it very interesting that you decided to choose this creative prompt. At first, I was a little confused at some of the stuff but your descriptions made everything clear and made me realize how creative your designs were. I especially liked the three circles showing how IQ, EQ, and personality overlap a little bit but not completely, showing that they are connected and make up a person but are still distinctly separate. I decided to take a look at the actual book cover and I would say while yours isn't as professional looking, it's a lot more creative and eye-catching. Great job!
ReplyDeleteI'd actually never thought about EQ existing before this post, but now that you've introduced me to it, it makes sense and I'm surprised I hadn't heard about it before. Your descriptions are good and gave me a good understanding of the ideas you've introduced. Good work!
ReplyDeleteVery interesting book and concept. I may not agree with it 100% percent, but the concept seems interesting and worthwhile to look into. The mock front page, however, seems to put together all of the concepts you discuss in your blog post in an appealing manner. Additionally, the design of the Venn diagram gives the feeling of interconnection between IQ, EQ, and the personality. Overall, very interesting book and cover.
ReplyDeleteThis book interests me because when you think of IQ you don't normally think of EQ, which is important as well but not talked about nearly as often. This results in a lack of knowledge on the subject. I had no idea that we could be measured in 3 different categories before reading this blog post. Nice work.
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