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Day 20 – Q 2.Emotional self-control- delaying gratification and stifling impulsiveness- underlies accomplishment of every sort. Comment.

2. Emotional self-control- delaying gratification and stifling impulsiveness- underlies accomplishment of every sort. Comment. 

हर तरह की उपलब्धि के आधार में भावनात्मक आत्म-नियंत्रण, आत्मसंतुष्टि का विलम्बन और आवेश को नियंत्रित करना है। टिप्पणी करें।

Approach:

  • Introduction- Explain the line- Explain the concept of emotional self-control. And what does delaying gratification and stifling impulsiveness mean.
  • Main Body- How emotional self-control results into accomplishment. Few examples (Own experience, Bureaucrats). How to keep emotional self-control?
  • Conclusion

Introduction:

Emotional Self-Control is the ability to manage disruptive emotions and impulses and to maintain effectiveness under stressful or even hostile conditions. Having emotional self-control means staying clear-headed and calm, balancing one’s impulses and feelings for the good of the group or mission.
Delayed gratification is the ability to resist the temptation for an immediate reward and wait for a later reward. Stifling impulsiveness is not acting on instinct, without thinking decisions through.

Main Body:

How emotional self-control results into accomplishments?

  • Stifling impulsiveness helps to deal with feelings of frustration quickly, because they can easily lead to more negative emotions, such as anger. Imagine a bureaucrat who in a press meeting goes on to say things which her is not supposed to for security reasons because of being very impulsive. This may tarnish her professional career.
  • Delayed gratification is associated with resisting a smaller but more immediate reward in order to receive a larger or more enduring reward later. A student preparing for a competitive exam if goes by the results being achieved in tests may eventually loose focus and sincerity. She may then find it difficult to accomplish the final result based on main exam.
  • Emotional self-control keeps one maintain a calm posture and stay alert and focused. It not only helps self-individual but the organization overall. As such a person because of her control can also manage impulsive behavior of others as well and keep other motivated.

Keeping emotional self-control:

  • Identifying one’s own emotion. Understanding them. And then channelizing it in positive manner.
  • Maintaining a balanced life. Not being self-centric and carrying ego, instead understanding the need of society, organization and family with which one is associated with.
  • Staying clear in terms of one’s goals.
  • Yoga and meditation.

Conclusion:

Emotional self-control is one of the most important quality for leadership. Also, it is much required virtue required in all stages of life be it student career, professional life or personal life. Building emotional quotient thus must be focused on.

Best answer: Milind Kumar

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