Symbolic Emotion

Now playing episode 4 season 8 of 24 (it's paused)

Why is the heart the symbolic center of emotion?

For homework for my Organizational Behavior class we needed to take an Emotional Intelligence assessment. The range for the highest EI was 44-55 (or something like that). I got a 44. I was pleased and not very surprised. The past year and a half has taught me a ton about myself, my emotions, other people and their emotions, and psychology as well as a level of psychological analysis which I thought one could only earn during a PhD program in psychology. But I'm happy I was able to learn so much about myself and others.

Here's my point: the symbolic center of emotion (because of love?) is the heart; I would beg to disagree with this cliche and argue that the mind is a far more important part of our body for emotion. I mean EI stands for emotional intelligence for a reason. If you're not a psychopath then you have some level of emotion and I hope that you see it comes from your head, your mind, your brain and not your chest/heart.

It's an interesting subject which I find vitally important to understanding human relationships (with oneself and others). In another life I will major in psychology and not business and be a much more mindful person than I am. For now I settle for what I am, happy and content that I can understand as much as I do about myself and other people.