This is almost like a chicken and egg situation, not really which one was first, but more along the lines of you cannot have the one without the other.

Think about this:

If you want to be a scientist you probably need an IQ of 120 or so to simply get a doctorate and a job. But then after that it is more important to be able to persist in the face of difficulty when confronted with a new experiment and to get along with your colleagues, superiors and subordinates than to have 10 or 15 points more of IQ. Makes a whole lot of sense to me ...

Studies in the field of psycology has come up with a number of interesting points on emotional intelligence. Look at this:

• How intelligent or intellectual you are make up but a small portion of the whole person you are and that whole person needs to function fully within changing environments, relationships and circumstances.
• IQ and EQ work together, nothing works in isolation – emotional and social skills will help your cognitive skills. The more you experience, the more you learn, the more you assimilate and the bigger your knowledge becomes.
• Emotional intelligence has as much to do with knowing when and how to express emotion as it does with controlling it.
• Personal success has little to do with cognitive skills but a lot to do with social and personal skills.

So being a brain box is one thing, knowing how to use what is in the box for the best is the greater challenge. Let’s think with our brains and our hearts.