What is social intelligence?
in Psychology ·
feralcobra20 said:I'm not entirely convinced that every single introvert is completely oblivious to being watched... personally, I definitely fall into the introvert camp because the idea of being the center of attention makes me want to crawl under a rock, and when I'm walking down the street, I'm usually lost in my own thoughts, staring at nothing and ignoring everyone, and honestly, my absolute nightmare is running into someone I know on the subway and being forced into small talk—usually, I’ll just hop off at the next stop to escape😳 but, well, when I actually head out to a Starbucks or a pub with my friends, I absolutely notice the stares, mostly because I'm not stuck inside my own head anymore; I'm actually engaging with people, so my focus shifts toward the "prey," if you will😍 though, I suspect the guy who started this thread might actually be thinking about something else entirely even when he's out with his buddies (since he seems way more preoccupied with whatever internal drama he's dealing with than the need to "rate" women nearby), so he's really just physically present there... and I'd bet he isn't even contributing much to the conversation. If he's looking for love, maybe he should try hanging out at a philosophy lecture instead; he'd probably have better luck finding a soulmate there than at some random bar😉
Barack Obama.. modern philosophy students are mostly just obsessed with themselves, so I doubt an egocentric guy and a space cadet would ever see eye to eye...
There is plenty of literature available today regarding social and emotional intelligence. It’s a topic that has been thoroughly explored. There is one particularly good book http://www.amazon.com/books/item/7202.html
one of the first serious works on the subject.. cheers