Emotions have the ability to influence many of our mental processes. Do we learn the same way when we are sad as when we are happy?Are we also making decisions in a positive or negative state?The answer is no.
Being positive makes us curiously smarter, as Dr. Julius, a specialist in the study of rabies, says, all emotions influence the way we think, influence our memory and intelligence capacity, so negative emotions will reduce this ability to remember, while positive emotions will increase it.
- Why should I be guided by reason or by heart?What else can the brain or heart do?It depends.
- There are decisions that are made exclusively with the heart and there are decisions that are made only with the head regardless of the heart.
Ideally, it is to maintain the balance between the two, so that we can unite reason and the heart in a more appropriate way. Why? Because, on many occasions, feelings and emotions see things that reason can’t see, so it’s so important to train both academic and emotional intelligence.
Does this mean that we should only be guided by our instincts? No, we have to find a balance. Let one part of us speak with our hearts, but another to speak to reason. With these two voices we can make a better decision.
Negative emotions reduce reasoning ability, in fact, the brain is more attentive and more focused on its own emotional state of sadness or discomfort, paying less attention to decision-making or the goal of identifying creative ideas.
Thinking positively improves creativity and clarity of ideas when we are more excited, this does not mean that we should always be very happy, but in a state of balance, inner peace and optimism. Since our brain is not subject to tension, we see everything better, clearer.
When we are well, calm and comfortable, we feel more confident; and when we have more confidence, we tend to learn much better; our brain is not subject to any tension or stress, nor to states of fear. in a state of inner peace helps us learn and strengthen the spirit.
Shame inhibits the ability to think of something else. You can only think of the shame, what it has caused, the anger it has produced, what it has done to you, etc. You can’t think of anything but shame, which denies your ability. to make decisions of any kind and makes it difficult for any willingness to learn.
Also, like fear, it consumes a lot of brain energy, and when the brain consumes energy in a negative emotional state, it doesn’t pay attention to other cognitive functions, so if you control your emotions, you’ll control your mind.
Anger is the most destructive emotion of the mind. Let’s not waste our energy getting angry. When we are upset we use up to 37 muscles that tighten and contract. However, when we smile, we only use seven. By using more muscles, we are spending more energy, something precious that should not be wasted. Then SMILE!
When we get carried away by excessive emotions, we don’t think clearly, we think only through emotions. If we are sad we will not be able to make the right decisions, because the decision we make will accompany the sadness we feel, if on the contrary we are very happy, we can think about doing many things, achieving certain goals. and keep certain promises that we may not be able to keep. When we move from this extreme state of happiness to a more normal state, we come across the reality of not being able to fulfill what we promised.
Therefore, letting ourselves be carried away by our emotional states is not positive for our minds, we need to find common ground where we can feel these emotions, but not get carried away with them, if we can’t do this because, as we already know, emotions are very strong, we must take the most correct posture: as the saying goes, if we are sad, avoid making decisions , if we are happy, stay away from promises.
We cannot avoid every moment when we feel bad, discouraged and upset, but we can control the duration of these feelings, we need to build our inner strength to overcome the ups and downs, I feel discouraged, yes, but I will stop feeling that as soon as possible. It’s very important. We must be aware that this state will not last long, as we have seen, our world is changing.
What if we had to study or work?Of course, we have to accept the fact that we’re upset, but we can’t let that stop us from doing things, making decisions and, more importantly, preventing it from being smarter.