EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE?
Stupidity Is Not a Virtue

This is not a self-help book.
It is not motivational fluff.
And it does not offer shortcuts, hacks, or emotional feel-good slogans.
Emotional Intelligence?: Stupidity Is Not a Virtue is a clear, direct examination of how emotional awareness has been misunderstood, diluted, and increasingly weaponized in modern society.
Rather than teaching people how to "feel better," this book asks a more difficult question:
Are we thinking clearly -- or merely reacting emotionally as we've been conditioned to do?
Inside, you'll explore how emotional language, social conditioning, and psychological manipulation quietly shape behavior, beliefs, and decision-making -- often without conscious awareness.
This book is written for adults who:

• Value clarity over comfort

• Prefer understanding over affirmation

• Are willing to question popular narratives about emotion, empathy, and intelligence

There are no exercises, affirmations, or step-by-step programs.
What you'll find instead is careful reasoning, sharp observation, and a call to reclaim emotional intelligence as a form of awareness, not obedience.
This book is for:
? Independent thinkers
? Readers interested in psychology and critical thought
? Adults questioning modern emotional narratives
? Those who value responsibility over victimhood
This book is not for:
? Readers seeking quick emotional fixes
? Trend-driven self-help advice
If you believe emotional intelligence should sharpen perception -- not dull it -- this book is written for you.

A NOTE TO THE READER
This book does not attempt to comfort you.
It was written to clarify.
In recent years, emotional intelligence has been reduced to emotional expression, emotional validation, and emotional compliance. Feeling has replaced thinking. Reaction has replaced reflection. Sensitivity has replaced discernment.
That is not emotional intelligence.
True emotional intelligence begins with awareness -- of oneself, of others, and of the systems that shape behavior. It requires responsibility, not indulgence. Understanding, not constant affirmation.
This book is written for readers willing to slow down, observe carefully, and examine how emotional language and conditioning influence perception and decision-making.
If you are looking for reassurance, this book may feel uncomfortable.
If you are looking for clarity, it will feel familiar.

INTRODUCTION
Emotions are powerful.
And because they are powerful, they are easily exploited.
From education to media, from corporate culture to politics, emotional language has become a tool -- not for understanding, but for influence. We are encouraged to react quickly, feel deeply, and question rarely.
Emotional intelligence was never meant to be emotional obedience.
This book explores how emotional awareness can be reclaimed as a form of intelligence -- grounded in observation, responsibility, and conscious choice -- rather than automatic reaction.

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• Publication Date: January 1, 2026
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• Print Length: 140 Pages
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