“情商”这个词到处都是。
视频网站弹幕、书店畅销货架,甚至长辈的唠叨里都会出现。
最近常见的情商表情包莫过于这位换了衣服就换了情商的姐姐:
不过网络世界对于“高情商”的揶揄使用已经与长辈或上司要求你“要会说话”时的使用有了显著区别。
在长辈的语境里,情商其实就是“社交润滑剂”,把自己的真实意思用语言缓冲包裹起来,说话不得罪人。
例如“你有些胖”,在情商高的人嘴里,会变成:“你瘦得不明显”。
“高情商”的人有哪些特质
传统意义上“高情商”的人有一些共通的特质。在开口说话之前,善于“读”人和“读”气氛是众所周知的一项,但首先,你得对人感兴趣。
You’re curious about people. It doesn't matter if they're introverted or extroverted, emotionally intelligent people are curious about everyone around them. And you should be a good judge of character. Much of emotional intelligence comes down to social awareness; the ability to read other people, know what they're about, and understand what they're going through.
你对人很好奇。无论是内向型还是外向型,情商高的人对周围的人都很好奇。你应该是一个很好的性格判断者。情商大部分来自于社会意识;读人的能力,了解他们在说什么,了解他们正在经历什么。
很难被冒犯到或许也是高情商的人具备的能力。而且就算有这个能力,远离“有毒的人”也是必修功课。
You are difficult to offend. If you have a firm grasp of whom you are, it's difficult for someone to say or do something that gets your goat. Emotionally intelligent people are self-confident and open-minded, which creates a pretty thick skin.
你很难被冒犯到。如果你对自我有一个清楚坚定的认识,那么别人就很难说出或做出一些让你生气的事情。情商高的人自信而开明,继而脸皮够厚。
get your goat:让你生气
High EQ individuals control their interactions with toxic people by keeping their feelings in check. When they need to confront a toxic person, they approach the situation rationally. They identify their own emotions and don’t allow anger or frustration to fuel the chaos.
高情商的人通过控制自己的情绪来控制与讨厌的人的互动。如果他们需要面对一个讨厌鬼,他们会理性地处理这种情况。他们会识别自己的情绪,不会让愤怒或挫败感加剧混乱事态。
在此之上,委婉是情商最显著的特征。显然,网络表情包里的年轻人和说着“情商高很重要”的长辈们都掌握了委婉礼貌的语言工具。
但年轻人们调侃解构“情商”的意味更浓:既揶揄了“委婉曲折”的方式,又强化了话语中的意图和含义。嘴上是“小众品牌”,但就是想说“你卖不出去”。
“高情商”在中英文语境中的差别
回溯词源会发现,侧重“社交礼貌”本身就是“情商”这个词在中文语境的本地化。其含义与英文语境中emotional quotient (EQ) 已经大不相同。
中文语境中的“高情商”更多是群体向的,讲究礼貌、会说话、委婉;虽然二者都讲究“对他人要友好”,但英文中的EQ还侧重个人心理健康——不仅在乎别人的情绪,也关照自身的情绪管理。
高情商的人通常词汇量丰富且善于准确描述情感,从而能更好地处理情绪。
You have a robust emotional vocabulary. People with high EQs master their emotions because they understand them, and they use an extensive vocabulary of feelings to do so. While many people might describe themselves as simply feeling “bad,” emotionally intelligent people can pinpoint whether they feel “irritable,” “frustrated,” or “anxious.”
你有丰富的情感词汇。高情商的人能掌握他们的情绪是因为他们理解自己的情绪,并且使用大量的情感词汇来做到这一点。虽然许多人可能会简单地将自己描述为感觉“糟糕”,但情商高的人可以准确地判断自己是感到“易怒”、“沮丧”,还是“焦虑”。
The more specific your word choice, the better insight you have into exactly how you are feeling, what caused it, and what you should do about it.
你选择的词越具体,就越能够准确了解自己的情绪,情绪背后的原因是什么,以及如何处理这些情绪。
就自身而言,EQ高的人通常不会苛求完美、善于从压力中抽离。
更有趣的是,情商高的人可能不会过量喝咖啡,而且睡得饱。
你会发现,情商高不只是待人接物,更是关照自身情绪——睡好当然有助于情绪管理。
Emotionally intelligent people won’t set perfection as their target because they know that it doesn’t exist. You also disconnect by keeping your stress under control. You limit your caffeine intake. Drinking excessive amounts of caffeine triggers the release of adrenaline, and adrenaline is the source of the fight-or-flight response.
情商高的人不会有完美主义倾向,因为他们知道完美是不存在的。你也可以通过控制压力来保持疏离。同时你也会限制咖啡因的摄入量。过量饮用咖啡因会释放肾上腺素,而肾上腺素能激起“战斗/逃跑反应”。
The fight-or-flight mechanism sidesteps rational thinking in favor of a faster response to ensure survival. This is great when a bear is chasing you, but not so great when you’re responding to a curt e-mail. When caffeine puts your brain and body into this hyper-aroused state of stress, your emotions overrun your behavior. High-EQ individuals know that caffeine is trouble, and they don’t let it get the better of them.
战斗/逃跑机制会让人回避理性思考,它激起更快的反应以自我保护。当一只熊在追你时,这是好事儿,但当你回复一封措辞唐突无礼的电子邮件时,该机制就无益了。当咖啡因使你的大脑和身体处于这种极度兴奋的压力状态时,你的情绪会越过你的行为。高情商的人知道咖啡因是个麻烦,因此不会受制于咖啡因。
curt:简短而失礼的;唐突无礼的
网络世界的高情商语录通常只是“阴阳怪气”的变体,礼貌委婉是外皮,讽刺揶揄才是内里。
但说话委婉本身却没错。例如朋友叫你出去玩,你不想马上答应,又不好生硬拒绝的时候,在英文中就可以说:“My schedule is flexible.”(我的安排有调整空间。)
When making plans with friends or family, saying your schedule is “flexible”, rather than “empty” or “free”, is powerful. You can limit the length or frequency of any activities as well as appear more “in demand”, while not placing any hard limits.
跟家人或朋友做计划时,最好是说你的安排“有调整空间”,别说“我没事儿”,也别说“我有空”,这很有用。你可以控制任何活动的时长和频次,同时可以看起来像“在忙”,又不用真的设定什么硬性限制。
你会直言不讳还是用“情商”包裹话语呢?
编辑:左卓来源: Insider
来源:中国日报双语新闻
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