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There Is Perhaps No Psychological Skill More Fundamental Than Resisting Impulse. It Is The Root Of All Emotional Self-control, Since All Emotions, By Their Very Nature, Lead To One Or Another Impulse To Act. The Root Meaning Of The Word Emotion, Remember, Is "to Move.

It Is Difficult To Spread The Contagion Of Excitement Without Having A Sense Of Purpose And Direction.

I Would Say That Iq Is The Strongest Predictor Of Which Field You Can Get Into And Hold A Job In, Whether You Can Be An Accountant, Lawyer Or Nurse, For Example.

But The Rational Mind Usually Doesn't Decide What Emotions We "should" Have !

Feelings Are Self-justifying, With A Set Of Perceptions And "proofs" All Their Own.