The fourth channel for our natural curiosity, or sensation seeking drive, which the Learning Styles Profile (LSP), proposes is the fundamental in built learning drive is emotional intelligence – the tendency to apply logical thought to new information to make sense of it. Emotional intelligence is the ability to think dispassionately about new information, so that even information which you might otherwise have strong feelings about, can be considered and analysed rationally.
As I’ve mentioned with all of the other driver channels, each of them have their positives and negatives. The positives are usually obvious – as in this case. But what is the negative side of dispassionate analysis? Well, in this case, the problems can arise where emotional engagement is a positive motivational or contextualising element. This may apply either to your subject matter or the situation in which you are working. Excessive disengagement may leave you feeling that the subject matter is not personally important, which can leave you with a sense of emptiness. If you are working with other people, it can impair your ability to develop effective relationships. In the worst case, people may shun you, as they see you as either uninterested or just emotionally cold.
So, while emotional control is a useful tool, beware of being too dispassionate if a little emotional colour would be valuable.
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