Because sometimes people are emotionally stunted.
Because sometimes people act like children.
Because some people have an emotional need to live in a world where they can do no wrong, where they can never be inferior, rather than living in the world of reality.
Because people, being flawed, sometimes don’t think through both their rational responses and their emotional responses to setbacks, then deliberately choose to act upon their superior instincts rather than their inferior ones.
Because it’s hard to be a grownup sometimes.
These are my answers to Seth Godin’s final question in his post, Two ways to deal with “no”.
Please Give Seth’s post a read and tell me if you think I’m on the right track.
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there may be a higher ethical motivations, but there may be also guilt, which is an entirely different beast.
I’m not sure I can call the powerful guilt a positive thing itself, even if the end result triggered by it can be positive.
The end justifies the means ?
Tim,
I read Seth’s post. Was not able to leave a comment.
Those with emotional intelligence make appropriate responses to life moments.
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regardless of education, financial status and career status not everyone responds with emotional intelligence.
I agree with your comments, just different language to frame the concept.
Steve
vruz — I’m not sure I get your meaning, but in general, yes, guilt and other powerful emotions steer us in ways that rationality never would. Sometimes this can be a good thing; often it’s a bad thing.
Steve — Seth never enables comments on his posts, as he explains in this post.
I absolutely agree with what you say about emotional intelligence. Goleman’s book is in the short stack of key books to read on my desk.