Intelligence Too Sorrow

Is our view of Intelligence too Narrow? IQ. This is a prominent idea in the world of smartness. As more and more students take the IQ test, each individual is plotted on a normally distributed data set, with the peak of the bell curve resting at 100. It persisted as an exceptional idea, and people were finally in a position to share their intelligence via numerical values. People even used this to gauge their success in life. However, a value simply based on abstract thinking is not capable of determining one’s smartness. Instead, smartness should be categorized as a broader definition. Being smart is an aspect of the brain that includes quick/abstract thinking, motivation, and handling of emotions. In the book by Christopher Paolini, Eragon, the side character Brom was stopped in place by a person collecting a “toll”. Brom decided to feign defeat, pay the exorbitant price, and then pickpocket the collector while he wasn’t looking. This occurs on page 160, where the author writes (Paolini), “‘It’s easier to let them have their way, then trick them

What is EI? According to Psychology Today, emotional intelligence is (Power), “The ability to accurately identify your own emotions, as well as those of others, … ability to utilize emotions and apply them to tasks, … [and] ability to manage emotions.” Essentially, EI is the ability to control emotions, whether it be one’s self or other individuals. This attribute relates to smartness because of a study performed by Goleman, who decided to research this subject further. He found a direct correlation between the EI of a company’s employees and a company’s success, and that if two job candidates have similar IQ, the one with a higher EI is more likely to be hired (Power). Therefore, emotional intelligence must be a factor in one’s smartness because if an individual with a high EI is a better fit for a company than one without, it is obvious EI people are more