The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing -Socrates. One of the most unexpected ways in which people can show intelligence is through emotional intelligence. I know this is true because of the relationships in “Flowers for Algernon,” shows depth into how Charlie’s relationships were affected when his intelligence improved. And in the story, “Why is Emotional Intelligence Important for Teens?,” it mentions that many psychologists are finding that a person’s EQ, emotional intelligence, is in many cases more important than their IQ. And finally because of how a person’s emotional intelligence can change a person’s personality to demonstrate intelligence. These are my points on how emotional intelligence is one of the most unexpected ways people can show their intelligence.
In “Flowers for Algernon” it goes a little in-depth to Charlie's relationships and how his
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And your personality is the qualities that form a person's character. Personality and emotional intelligence go hand in hand people can show intelligence in this way, like how Daniel Tammet has synesthesia so he associates people by their personalities with shapes, numbers, and even colors. This is a way to show intelligence through emotional intelligence because he's showing what he knows with his synesthesia and what hes come to know. Howard Gardner didn't believe that IQ was the only way to represent intelligence so he came up with a list of multiple intelligences. There is more than one type of intelligence you can be any of them based on your personality. So depending on which intelligences you are, you're demonstrating your intelligence through emotional intelligence because personality and emotional intelligence go together. This is my last point on how emotional intelligence is an unexpected way that people can show