People Who Adopt These 7 Verbal Habits in 2021 Have Very High Emotional Intelligence

If there’s one area of self-improvement readers have told me they’d like to work on during 2021, it’s emotional intelligence.

So here are some very simple resolutions for 2021 designed to help you do just that.

They’re easy, really: just a series of short phrases to memorize that will improve your conversations and make it more likely you’ll achieve your goals with others this year.

1. “One, two, three, four, five … ”

Did you ever realize the perfect thing to say to somebody — only it’s too late, because you already said something less effective?

I hate when that happens. One way to have it happen less often is not to rush into saying things before you have to. A short pause can be sufficient — even just counting to five before replying.

I’d recommend saying this quietly to yourself — although if you do it out loud intentionally, you’ll certainly send a message to the other person in your conversation.

In short, silence speaks volumes, and when you’re not talking, you’re most likely thinking or even listening. You’re also not digging rhetorical holes. So the five-second pause can be a powerful tool.

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