I very much like the story aspect. It's my favorite kind of thing, using story to make a point.

I think one problem for me is the title set me up to expect something you didn't deliver. The title tells me EQ is more important that IQ. The use of "importanter" tells me this isn't going to be a dry explainer. So far so good.

You open with two characters. I like a targeted story telling opening so that's good. But based on the title I am expecting one of these characters to have high EQ and one to have high IQ.

Sam is set up as almost the perfect guy. He has everything. Sylvester is the perfectly happy with his lot in life everyman character. Storytelling conventions set me up to expect Sam to have a fall from grace and Sylvester to rise to the top.

I'm pretty familiar with IQ and EQ so I'm bothered right off the bat that Sam and Sylvester both seem to have high EQ. This wouldn't be a problem if your title hadn't set up a conflict.

Also, Sam clearly has high IQ and EQ. He is also more successful in conventional terms than Sylvester and you don't really dive in to this fact.

I think the story would be a lot stronger if you changed the title and the focus to be EQ is important no matter what your IQ is and will likely be the determining factor in your life success. Set the two men up right from the start as examples of people with different IQ's and approaches to life but both demonstrating high EQ.