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Defining Emotional Intelligence & Discovering Its Importance in Student Life

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Emotional intelligence is the ability of people to identify emotions, of others as well as their own, distinguish between feelings, use emotional information to navigate their thoughts and actions, conform emotions to get accustomed to circumstances or accomplish an objective. In his book, Daniel discussed the significance of this concept in our lives under five major characteristics with which I will be establishing context of the role of emotional intelligence in our lives in this blog post. The first one i.e. ‘self-awareness’ refers to one’s tendency to introspect and recognize his emotions as per the circumstantial developments around him. It’s crucial in helping a person get back to his usual efficiency of performing tasks. If someone isn’t able to figure out the cause of his detrimental work-rate, it’s more likely to be due to a lack of self-awareness than anything else. His emotional self might not be able to keep up with his daily routine. Knowing one’s emotions ca
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THE MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE

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The phrase ‘The medium is the message’ was coined by Marshall McLuhan. It tells us that the way information is portrayed using media or the medium of propagation used by it can add another dimension to the viewer’s understanding of the message or morale featured in it. An example is the way in which a music video succeeds in making an impact, far greater than its audio track. The different elements used in the video add multiple layers to the way the message is interpreted by the receiver. Establishing a link between the target viewers and the situation becomes a very important factor here and its efficiency determines the extent of influence the content is able to impose on the viewer. Here, I talk about the medium of YouTube and use the example of a song to explain the phrase. The track name ‘1-800-273-8255’ refers to the phone number for National Suicide Prevention Helpline. Produced by Logic and 6ix, it features vocals from Khalid and Alessia Cara. The source of motivation be
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