Unit13PeopleAsaseniorhighschoolstudent,doyouhaveahighIQ
DoyouhaveahighEQ
DoyouknowthereisacloseconnectionbetweenIQandEQ
PerhapsyouthinkIQdeterminesyoursuccessandfailure
However,infact,EQalsoplaysanimportantrole
Accordingtohisacademicresearch,ProfessorSaloveysayswhenpredictingsomeone'sfuturesuccess,EQismoreimportantthanIQ
PeopleareoftenmistakeninbelievingthatthosewithhighIQsdeservegoodgradesinstudy,butthereisapossibilitythattheywillfailbecauseoftheirlowEQs
ThatisbecausethosewithhigherEQshavestrongpersonality,positiveratherthanpassiveattitudestowardsstudy,workandlife,thustheyarelesslikelytobetroubledbyproblemsandeasilygainsuccess
Oneofmyclassmates,Jack,hasahighIQandisgiftedinmaths,buthisEQisalittlelow
WhenJackdevoteshimselftoworkingoutmathsproblems,heseemstoforgetthewholeworld
Butheisal