However, being able to regulate your emotions is a big part of EI. People who are wise and warm don't impulsively respond to things or act without thinking.
From HBR's 10 Must Reads on Emotional Intelligence :
Biological impulses drive our emotions. We cannot do away with them - but we can do much to manage them. Self-regulation, which is like an ongoing inner conversation, is the component of emotional intelligence that frees us from being prisoners of our feelings. People engaged in such a conversation feel bad moods and emotional impulses just as everyone else does, but they find ways to control them and even to channel them in useful ways.
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