Just from your description about your friend, Tom, a genius in life, he does have big EQ relevant problems.
he's a genius with the high IQ, a significant degree of performances and a professional success. But he's not a people person, not happy and skilled at dealing with people and with the world. He is intolerant
of others' mud, not having a long-term good relationship with his GF and ex-wife.
However, as all of us know, EQ is more important than IQ nowadays. People who excel in their life tend to be emotionally intelligent(EQ).
EQ influences a person's behavior even though he is high IQ. EQ helps us understand others feelings and act thoughtfully & optimistically. EQ protects us biologically, keeping us from dangerousness...
歎千裏馬常有,伯樂不常有. 說的沒錯。可是,現在社會,單槍匹馬馳騁疆場的千裏馬很難做永久的奔騰下去的。我們需要大批smart有人情味的會合作的一群馬共同奮戰,而不是孤敖的一兩隻千裏馬。
Conclusively, We should know how to apply EQ into our daily life.