16 Signs of Socially Intelligent People

1. They’re always careful not to let their emotions interfere with communicating with other people.
2. They don’t directly criticize what they believe is unacceptable.
3. They take their time before acting to criticism.
4. They don’t take what they feel about someone as fact.
5. They don’t judge people by one mistake, rather they’re careful with the language they use with them in order to change them to who they want.
6. They don’t play around with words.
7. They try as much to see people’s perspective and never take it personal.
8. They don’t take advantage of people’s ignorance.
9. They accept people the way they are without trying to change them.
10. They dissociate with things they dislike.
11. They don’t involve themselves in an invalid argument.
12. They prefer hearing the response.
13. Their interactions online show their genuine self.
14. They don’t give ultimate judgment; they rather give suggestive judgment.
15. They do not attack people’s opinion.
16. They work well on themselves for improvement because they believe this will affect other people.

This is the result of group work done at the CSPH at the University of Minnesota for a class on resilience. Until my next post, why not check out my YA novels about mental illness, memoir writing, novel in verse, or even my Native American mystery series on Amazon, or follow me on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Goodreads, LinkedIn, Bookbub , BookSprout, or AllAuthor.