At first pass these traits appear valuable, but when the underlying motivation is considered I am left unsettled. Is it self-centered, survival of the fittest? Is it altruism? Or is it something else?
All of life’s relationships and experiences require a framework for interpretation, a worldview. A worldview that treats the negative merely as undesirable, objectionable, and inconvenient is shortsighted and inevitably unstable.
Emotional Intelligence: the capacity to be aware of, control, and express one's emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically. (dictionary.com)
Empathy: the feeling that you understand and share another person's experiences and emotions: the ability to share someone else's feeling (merriam-webster.com)One can argue these traits may be judicious, but these traits are not characteristically empathetic. All things considered these traits are faulty in my opinion.
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