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　　The first time that I had heard the term“EQ”was in the fall of 1995 when the book Emotional Intelligence，by Daniel Goleman，was widely covered by the American press．The widespread research presented in the book supported my own observations and doubts about life and emotions，and told me that I was on the right track to go after happiness．The research continues to confirm what I had concluded on my own：These feelings are extremely important to individual health，happiness，and social harmony．This might seem a bit obvious，but it was not always obvious to me．

　　I grew up in a family where we didn't talk about feelings．We talked about ideas，concepts and principles．As a result，I could tell you what I thought about everything，but I couldn't tell you how I felt about anything．After several failed relationships，I took time off to reflect on my life and realized I had made many decisions which resulted in unhappiness for myself and others．After studying the literature on emotions and feelings，I concluded that most of my poor decisions could be directly due to what is now called low emotional intelligence，or low EQ，for short．Previously，I struggled to find happiness through the traditional routes-material success．Now，however，I realize that：

　　There's not much point having either wealth or relationships if you aren't happy．

　　It is hard to be happy with others if you aren't happy yourself．

　　It is hard to be happy alone if you don't feel good about yourself，i．e．have high self-esteem and self-confidence．

　　It is hard to have good feelings about yourself if you don't have good emotional management skills．

　　Emotional management skills，the main subject of EQ，are，therefore，one of the most basic elements of happiness．

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　　The document, entitled The Analysis of and Forecasts for Social Development(or the Blue Book on Chinese Society), said 38.4 percent of the 7,000 families interviewed had been affected by the unstable employment situation．

　　In urban areas, the unemployment rate is now 9.4 percent, twice the registered rate of 4.5 percent released by the Human Resources and Society Security Ministry．Central and western parts of the country, which have less-developed economies, are facing a more severe unemployment situation than wealthy coastal areas, while big cities have a higher unemployment rate than small towns．

　　Natural disasters and rising costs due to the global economic slowdown have caused thousands of small and medium-sized firms to close down this year, leaving millions of migrant workers(农民工)jobless, the report said．

　　“The global financial crisis has had a profound(深远的)effect on the Chinese economy and society,” said Li Peilin, director of the CASS Institute of Sociology．

　　The report also said that the number of people graduating from college rose to a new high of 5.6 million this year．But as of August, just 70 percent of them had found work．By the end of the year, more than 1.5 million fresh graduates will be without a job, while 6.1 million others will enter the job market next year．

　　“The widening income gap between rich and poor will restrict the consumption power of middle and low-income families, especially during the economic recession(衰退)．”Li Peilin warned．The average income of 20 percent of the richest families is 17 times higher than that of 20 percent of the poorest ones．The rich also own far more home appliances, such as refrigerators, mobile phones and computers．Just 4 percent of poor families have a computer, compared with 66 of rich families．

　　“It is very important to improve the income situation in China in order to promote domestic demand,” said Li Wei, a CASS researcher and one of the writers of the report．

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