[bluedragon]

I am personally very fond of the subject of intelligence. I think IQ is important, although emotional intelligence might prove to be much more useful for most people.

But this doesn't mean it's not nice to also examine skills such as logical and analytical skills, abstract problem solving, pattern recognition and all. For example, learning a completely new operating system or how to use a new software is something that requires high IQ. Learning the technology behind blogging requires high IQ. Or chess- don't you love a good game of chess? Maybe a 3D one to make it even more challenging? I love this stuff - although I am very interested in emotions as well. It's funny that, after becoming more familiar with the subject of emotional intelligence, I started to see both kind of intelligences as very closely related. I am now much more able to handle my emotions, in fact, I think I am close to achieving complete mastery over negative emotions in normal everyday situations, while preserving the capacity to enjoy deep positive emotions.

I think if more people knew that emotional balance comes down to intelligence, they would be more open to the idea that people can learn how to better handle their emotions. I don't know if I encountered more than 3 people who believed this to be true. Most see drama, depression and anger as completely normal states of mind, as if they were hardwired in every human cell. This is absolutely not true. I think if people would make the analogy between logical problem-solving and emotional mastery, they would better understand their capacity of improving themselves.

However, I do love solving abstract problems, and I always admired androids such as Data who were so good with virtually every scientific discipline and practical task - artificial intelligence as portrayed in hollywood movies could teach us a lot about our own potential, both for logical reasoning and interpersonal communication.