To many people, a high IQ is strongly correlated to that person being more right than wrong. Surely smart people are going to know more things than others. Book knowledge is different from many types of common knowledge.
There are broad swathes of significant problems in this world that cannot be solved through traditional intelligence. You cannot comfort a sad person with book knowledge. You cannot overcome hatred with facts. You cannot fight intentional ignorance with philosophy.
EQ (emotional quotient) is the balance to IQ (intelligence quotient). People with a high EQ are able to understand emotional situations. It’s through EQ that we solve the problems listed above. Only by understanding why people choose to act a certain way can we help them move forward.
If you don’t focus on developing your EQ, you will not improve your ability to handle the “soft” situations that come up in life.
AMEN!