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ENVY

Envy (from Latin invidia ), as defined by Aristotle, is pain at the sight of another's good fortune, stirred by "those who have what we ought to have". It is to wish one had the same qualities, possessions, opportunities, etc as somebody else. It is also the feeling that one is less endowed or opportune because someone has such endowment in excess.   Not only is the envious person rendered unhappy by their envy,  that person may also wish to inflict misfortune on others, in forms of emotional abuse and violent acts of criminality. Psychologists have classified envy into two - malicious envy  and benign envy . M alicious envy is a sick force th at ruins a person and his/her mind and causes the envious person to blindly want the "hero" to suffer. Conversely, b enign envy is a type of positive motivational force that causes the person to aspire to be as good as the "hero"—but only if benign envy is used in a right way.  According to researchers, benign en...

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

Getty Images There are three types of intelligence, viz:  Intelligence Quotient (IQ),  Emotional Quotient (EQ).  Social Quotient (SQ). 1. Intelligence Quotient (IQ) : this is the measure of your comprehension ability", solve math ; memorize things and recall subject matters.  2. Emotional Quotient (EQ) : this is the measure of your ability to maintain peace with others; keep to time; be responsible; be honest; respect boundaries; be humble, genuine and considerate. 3. Social Quotient (SQ) : this is the measure of your ability   to build a network of friends and maintain it over a long period of time. People that have higher EQ and SQ tend to go farther in life than those with high IQ but low EQ and SQ. Most schools capitalize in improving IQ level while EQ and SQ are played down. A man of high IQ can end up being employed by a man of high EQ and SQ even though he has an average IQ. Your EQ represents your character; your SQ represents yo...