Thread by @ArmaniTalks

Remember, emotions & feelings are not the same things.

'I thought they were.'

Nah.

-Feelings are physical sensations in your body.

-Emotions are your interpretations of feelings.

If you can't tell the difference, then you will be susceptible to impulsivity.

Look closer.

Most of your life's problems are stemmed from not being able to tell the difference between emotions & feelings.

You let feelings dictate your narrative.

Big mistake...

In order to be emotionally intelligent, you need to move differently.

'Why is emotional intelligence so important?'

A few reasons include:

-Peace of mind
-Better relationships
-Enhanced production.

So let's break down the basics.

-Feelings are physical.

-Emotions are mental.

Emotions aren't reality.

Feelings are.

The emotionally intelligent person is able to process emotions.

But ultimately, they see reality for what it is.

And that's why they aren't as impulsive as their emotionally unintelligent peer.

Ex:

Say someone curses you out.

Your emotions will be very negative.

Your ego will paint a narrative with your emotions.

How you move next is up to you.

Wrong: Be emotionally angry -> lash out.

Right: Be emotionally angry -> accept it -> bring focus back to body -> acknowledge neutral feelings -> respond.

Get it?

It's okay to be emotionally angry, sad, anxious etc.

But ultimately, move your focus from your ego's reality to actual reality.

And your feelings will always be your compass back to the present.

'Well damn Armani! What you say sounds so simple. How come more ppl don't behave like this?'

Because of conditioning.

'Huh?'

Yep, we were never taught how to leverage our feelings.

In school, we are only taught with the head.

We glorify the IQ exam, GPA, tests etc.

And this results in us staying in our head, mentally processing too much.

And remember, how I said emotions were a mental game.

Therefore, we are unsure of what feelings are

When we are typically unsure of something, we assign a negative label to it.

This is why when we feel strange feelings in our body, many of us go into panic mode.

And panic mode happens when we move with our heads too much.

I'm not here to blame the school system.

They taught us what they felt was best.

But in the real world, you need to be able to understand your body & read your feelings.

Otherwise, you'll be an impulsive little shit.

When you understand your body & can read your feelings, YOU decide the emotions you want to feel.

It's a very liberating feeling.

And when you get that power back, you can use your emotions to produce, rather than shut down.

One practical mind HACK I want to give you.

Start calling 'emotions' -> 'energy'

Energy has a more neutral vibe to it than emotions.

This gets your mind placing more focus on your body rather than overanalyzing in your head.

Lifechanging.

So start being able to tell the difference between emotions & feelings.

Surprisingly, the best time to tell is during darkness.

Next time someone cuts you off in traffic, go from angry, to focusing on your body

That's a rep for your internal world

Each rep builds on eachother

Remember, my friend.

-Emotions come & go.

-But the consequences may come & stay.

So move with intelligence.

For more practical mindset tips, subscribe to my YouTube channel:

youtube.com/channel/UCom1I…