Why is there power in calmness?

Question

The psychology of this...

Please don't just answer because they didn't lose their cool...really explain why it pays to remain calm.

For ex, There is the stereotype that minorities must use emotion to get one they want, while the majority can coldly sell people out...

Answer 1

that's a stereotype?

god, i'm so behind sometimes. these stereotypes come out every week or so and i just can't keep up....

I believe calmness is appropriate in certain situations and raising all holy h**l is called for in others. When there are bodies on the ground you need a calm mind, mostly because panic won't help you there. However, you got some unruly subordinates, someone needs to bring down the mighty hammer.

so, for each situation, you need a different technique.

Answer 2

The Dali Lama.  He and other Tibetan monks exemplify this  quiet dignity and strength.

Ages ago he wrote a book called "Kindness, Clarity and Insight".  It was a remarkable read.

Mahatma Ghandi,  Kofi Annan,  Nelson Mandela and Aung San Suu Kyi  are other good examples of the "unflappable" and fearless.  Yet another was the late Benazir Bhutto.

Scientists have recently established that temperament is inherited genetically.

Answer 3

Clarity dear, If one is emotional it's quite difficult to have clear judgment.

When was the last time you blurted out something hurtful, that you regretted saying , when you were calm.

Answer 4

"Speak softy and carry a big stick"

Always loved that saying.  Somehow mine version is "cuss often, and swing the big stick"  ......ya something I need to work on.

Answer 5

The power is not in calmness but rather you can afford to use calmness when you have power and security in your knowledge to back you up.

Minorities often have to get shriller and shriller before someone will listen because in of themselves they often have no perceived "authority"

Answer 6

I've never heard of that stereotype before.

There is a power in calmness. I like to think of it as silent meditation. It makes you relax for a moment and think about something before saying it. That way you aren't just REACTING.

Answer 7

Because when you show too much anger, it somehow makes your point of view look wrong, even though you intend the opposite. When you say exactly the same words you might have yelled in an angry voice, but you use a calm, quiet voice, people are forced to listen so your words have a lot more power.

I never heard that steriotype about minorities. It doesn't really make sense.

Answer 8

The portrayal and sense of self-control over negative emotions/retaliations

Answer 9

Well looking at some examples the terminator (no emotion) compared to like a soap opera (all emotion). No wonder guys don't watch soap operas it's ridiculous and weak to yell or cry or what not like a child.

P.S. If you watch racing, race car drivers have almost no emotion, I mean real racing like Formula One, not that circus called NASCAR. The reason for that is if someone overtakes you and you have the slightest emotional response to someone getting ahead of you, you'll lose concentration.

Answer 10

There is power in calmness because when you are calm, you are in control of yourself.  If you react emotionally to events or other people, they can control you.

Answer 11

Short term, the power of calmness comes to those who already have the power.

Long term, power comes to those who can stay calm in times of powerlessness and be on par with those of power.

Answer 12

it pays to be calm so that u can think clearly in any situation that might occur an your decisions wont be made so irrational

Answer 13

To me, the primary benefit in remaining calm in the face of a situation is that you can respond to the situation rather than reacting to it. Being calm allows you to consider your options and select the best one for a given situation. Reacting impulsively or in a panic rarely allows you to make the best choices.

Answer 14

For starters, Robert DeNiro once noted while researching his part for the Untouchables, "Powerful men never shout." There's also a saying in Las Vegas amongst casino personnel, "Lose your money, lose your mind." Finally, Ridley Scott said, "No one respects you for having been a nice guy and settling for less."

Calmness is a void, it emits no energy. Therefore, it cannot fuel the emotions of others. People who overreact to things find themselves at a crossroads when they're confronted with calmness: They're not getting the reaction they want, so they get angrier, then they slowly realize that they're overreacting, which either causes them to get all the more angry (more at themselves than those around them), or they realize that they're basically being ridiculous and come around. More often than not, our stupid pride gets in our way and makes us choose the former final option (as if to say, "How dare you trivialize my reaction to my trivial problem which I realize is totally trivial.").

Calmness is empowering because the kind of effort it takes to maintain calmness is of a far different variety than the kind it takes to get angsty about something.

Answer 15

I agree with Andrei on His comment. There is a issue that needs to be focused on regardless of what it is and when a person, has emotions that are not of a calm nature, they just cannot make a proper execution of their actions.

God Speed to ya.