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Which childhood desire would have fixed you?
pony
game system
treehouse
pet of my own
friends living within walking distance
unsupervised time outdoors
unsupervised time indoors
freedom from religious indoctrination
lessons / classes in [tag]
I was always going to be like this
Eastern Philosophy: Japanese Martial Arts & Mental Development
The martial arts of Japan speak about mental development and also certain mental states or spiritual realizations that allow one to survive confrontation. Three of these mental or spiritual states are fudoshin, junanshin, and mushin. Fudoshin is the realization of equanimity or a state of mind where we are not disturbed by anything. It is like a mountain being stable despite fierce winds circling it. In this state of equanimity, thoughts such as a fear of danger, emotions, or obstacles do not disturb the person. Another mental state is junanshin and this can be translated as “flexibility of the mind.” If one is being attacked or is in conflict, instead of trying to fit a situation into our preconceived ideas of what should be the case, one is able to adapt appropriately, move freely, and not be attached to anything. Another mental state is mushin or “no mind” and this also relates to non-attachment and openness. Again, it is moving freely clinging to nothing. If we have very conceptual ways of thinking during a conflict and we plan what we are going to do to the other person by thinking such thoughts as, “If they punch, I’ll do this. If they grab me here, I’ll do that,” this emits an intent that the opponent can sense. In this case, they can take preemptive steps. Moving freely means not only moving freely physically, but mentally, being completely free. A famous figure of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism in Japan was Takuan Soho. He wrote about martial arts and Zen and also spoke about moving freely, being attached to nothing, and clinging to nothing.
What’s Emotional Intelligence?|Emotional Intelligence
“We are all so different, and yet too much the same
Everyone, in some way or another, will experience a kind of pain.” -Anonymous
Two Mysterious Sides of Human Mind:
Specifically, all of us have two sides of our mind- Rational Mind & Emotional Mind. One that thinks and the other that feels.
The rational mind is a medium of conception we are usually conscious of- consciousness, thoughtfulness, ability to consider and reflect. Apace with this, there is another approach of knowing: impulsive and powerful, and sometimes illogical.
This rational and emotional mind is a contrast between “heart” and “head”, signifying something is right “in your heart” is a different arrangement of belief- someway an intense kind of assurance. Therefore, we can say the more intense the feeling, the more dominant the emotional mind becomes; the more inefficient the rational mind is.
What are Emotions?
Emotions are the psychological states of the human body that are appeared by neuropsychological changes and are associated with feelings, thoughts, behavioral reactions, and a level of pleasure. They are somewhat complex and difficult to understand.
Do emotions cause changes in our behavior?
There are various theories answering this question. One says the physiology of emotion is firmly related to behavioral tendency. These are the operating power behind motivation. The other imagines that emotions aren’t natural energy but simply an ailment of components such as motivation, feeling, behavior, and physiological changes but none of these is emotion.
One of the common question that swirls in our mind-
Can Emotions also be Intelligent?
The friendly answer is yes. There are various theories by which we can bring intelligence to our emotions or what we call “Emotional Intelligence”.
But what is Emotional Intelligence?
Emotional Intelligence is often determined as the potential to recognize, use, understand, manage, and handle emotions. People having high emotional intelligence can perceive their own emotions as well as of others. These people generally use emotional details to escort thoughts and behavior and adjust their emotions to adapt to the environment.
History of Emotional Intelligence
The term emotional intelligence was first shown up in 1964 and gained popularity in the year 1995 with the tag of the best-selling book- Emotional Intelligence, written by science journalist Daniel Goleman. He termed EI as the array of skills and characteristics that drive leadership performances.
Peter Salovey and John Mayer defined it as, “the ability to motion one’s own and other people’s emotions, to discriminate between different emotions and label them appropriately, and to use emotional information to guide thinking and behavior.
Nature of Emotional Intelligence:
1- When Sharp is Blunt
There are universal exceptions to the rule that IQ divines success. There are many exceptions than cases that fit this rule. Furthermore, we can say that IQ only contributes about 20% to the aspects that govern life success, and other factors contribute the rest 80%.
One of the observation records, "The vast majority of one's ultimate niche in society has determined by non-IQ factors, ranging from social class to luck."
2- Know Yourself
Metamood is an awareness of one’s own emotions and psychologists use the term metacognition to state an awareness of thought process. Therefore, we common people can call it “Self-Awareness”- ongoing attention to one’s internal states.
Self-awareness is not an observation that gets affected by emotions.
3- Know Your Abilities
To the point that our emotions get in the way of or magnify our capacity to think and plan, to go after training for a remote goal, to solve the problems, and so on. This defines the limits of our abilities to utilize our mental abilities, and this determines that how we do it in our life.
4- Role of Empathy
Empathy gives rise to self-awareness; the more open we are to our emotions, the more we will be skillful in reading feelings. Our emotions can hardly be put into words but can be expressed through various channels like the tone of voice, gesture, facial expression, and the like.
Just as the mode of our rational mind is words, the mode of our emotion is our expressions.
Scientific Evidence of Emotional Intelligence
Professor Carrie Lloyd, an expert from Northcentral University explains the concept of emotional intelligence with an example. He said, “Increased EI has a beneficial effect in terms of current depression status. My study indicated that for every one-point increase in the EQ scaled score, the risk of depression decreased by 5%.”
Some of the experts have also conquered that there is scientific evidence of emotional intelligence. They have given the reason that EI scores can foretell other quantifiable results, in the same manner as IQ. Relationship and career success can be match up by a high level of EQ.
This is a piece of clear evidence that among the older adult community emotional intelligence and depression are super correlated with each other.
Conclusion:
The greatest Saints of all time Jesus and Buddha also interact with their admirers through their emotions as words. It is correctly quoted by Warren Bennis, "Emotional Intelligence, more than any other factor, more than IQ, or expertise, accounts for 85% to 90% of success at work..IQ is a threshold competence. You need it, but it doesn't make you a star. Emotional Intelligence can."
Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) during pregnancy leads to increased maternal hemorrhage and premature birth and in children, serious consequences for cognitive, psychomotor, physical and mental development. Beef contains heme iron which is better absorbed than non heme iron from plant foods which has inhibitors like phytates, polyphenols, calcium and phosphates etc. Apart from iron, Vitamins A, B2, B6, B12. C,E and folate along with zinc and selenium must be present in adequate quantities for hemoglobin synthesis. So just replacing iron in the form of tablets is not good practice, inspite of being followed diligently by medical doctors.
Dr Sylvia Karpagam, 'The Karnataka anti-cow slaughter bill is against the poor', Round Table India
A developing child requires proper nutrition, protection, and regulation for healthy attachment. About 80% of neglected children display attachment disorder symptoms and eventually form insecure attachments to their caregivers as a result of caregivers' unresponsive interactions. Neglect can play a role in non-organic failure to thrive because children who experience neglect are often malnourished, not receiving proper nutrients, which hinders their physical growth and mental development.
Homan, Gretchen J. (15 August 2016). "Failure to Thrive: A Practical Guide". American Family Physician. 94: 295–299.
one of the most catastrophic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic that nobody talks about is how fucking developmentally delayed you can become from it even as an adult
i'm autistic, and it's weird, because my maturity is always usually around 3-5 years behind everyone else at any given point, even though i still have the mentality of someone my age.
here's the scary thing: when i was 18/19, i had the maturity of a ~15 year old. i'm almost 22, and i have the maturity of....i dunno, a 16 year old? maybe 17.
now i'm an old fucking bitch, and i'm still thinking like some spring chicken. it's the most horrible thing in my life and i'm scared i'll never truly "grow up"
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