Brainy Dose Presents:
The 9 Types Of Intelligence – What Your Talents Reveal About You!
As it turns out, being good at math or languages aren’t the only ways to be considered intelligent!
Everyone is gifted - in their own way.
Intelligence is broken down into nine different types, and this categorization was first theorized
by developmental psychologist, Howard Gardner, in 1983.
What other scientists thought were soft-skills, such as interpersonal skills, Gardener realized
they were actually different types of intelligence.
We all have strengths and weaknesses in different areas, and have the ability to discover, harness
and develop our strengths.
Yes, talent is intelligence combined with effort!
Many talented people spend a great deal of time honing their intellect until it becomes
an apparently effortless endeavor on their part.
So let’s see what your talents reveal about your intelligence!
Number 1 - Naturalistic Intelligence
With Naturalistic intelligence, you have a great sensitivity to the natural world.
You have the ability to distinguish among nature’s different features such as plants
and rock configurations, cloud formations, and other such things.
You may be able to connect with animals very easily; or you may very well be known as someone
with a “green thumb”.
If so, then you are a great example of a nature smart individual!
This ability was clearly of value in our evolutionary past as hunters, gatherers, and farmers.
Today, naturalistic intelligence remains a vital component of roles among chefs as well
as botanists.
This type of intelligence is also seen in the way consumers discriminate among products.
Number 2 - Musical Intelligence
With Musical Intelligence, you're drawn towards the musical arts.
You're more sensitive to sounds than others, and have the ability to recognize tone, rhythm,
timbre, and pitch.
With this type of intelligence, you are able to detect, generate, reproduce, and contemplate
music as clearly exhibited by attuned listeners, musicians, composers, vocalists, and conductors.
Musical smart people are frequently seen tapping a beat, singing, or doing any other activity
that demonstrates a rhythmic and melodic inclination.
It is also interesting to note that a connection has been shown to exist between emotions and
music, as well as mathematics and music.
Number 3 - Logical-Mathematical Intelligence
This type of intelligence equips you with the ability to calculate and carry out mathematical
operations as well as mull over hypotheses and propositions.
If you belong to the group of number or reasoning smart individuals, then you tend to easily
recognize relationships and patterns, demonstrate sequential reasoning skills, and generate
and use abstract thoughts.
People with dominant logical intelligence seem especially attracted to logic puzzles,
experiments, strategy games, and arithmetic problems.
And they often become detectives, scientists, and mathematicians.
Number 4 - Existential Intelligence
While most people go about their daily lives without devoting much thought to their existence,
with your existential intelligence, you tend to mull over deep thoughts.
These thoughts may include the why’s and how’s of life and death.
You are particularly keen to your own existence, and you are drawn to exploring questions such
as:
Why are people born?
How did we get here?
And why do we die?
You also have the capacity and sensitivity to tackle thoughts about what lies beyond
life and death.
Though not much discussion has been done about existential intelligence, it has also been
called spiritual or moral intelligence.
Life smart people with high existential intelligence are deeply philosophical.
Number 5 - Interpersonal Intelligence
With interpersonal intelligence, you have the seemingly unique ability to get along
superbly with others.
You interact with others in such a way, that you are able to understand and communicate
well.
Interpersonal intelligence makes it possible for you to effectively communicate through
verbal and nonverbal means, to distinguish among others, to sense the temperament and
moods of people, and to consider various points of views.
People smart individuals are usually found among politicians, social workers, actors,
and teachers.
Number 6 - Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence
While clumsy people have the tendency to be awkward in all things physical, you possess
the capacity to stay graceful and coordinated when using a range of physical skills as well
as manipulating objects.
You have an almost perfect sense of timing, and your mind-body coordination is nearly
flawless.
Body smart people usually become craftspeople, dancers, surgeons, athletes, or pursue other
careers that similarly involve exceptional mind-body union.
Number 7 - Linguistic Intelligence
With linguistic intelligence, you have the capacity to think in words and use these to
make yourself understood.
This type of word smart intelligence allows you to appoint complex meanings and express
these through the use of language.
Though this human competence is widely used, it is most evident in the way effective public
speakers, novelists, journalists, and poets make use of their meta-linguistic skills.
Number 8 - Intrapersonal Intelligence
With intrapersonal intelligence, you have the remarkable ability to understand yourself,
your thoughts, and your emotions; and you are capable of using this knowledge to plan
your life.
While intrapersonal intelligence does involve self-appreciation, it also comprises a wider
understanding of the human condition.
Examples of self smart people include philosophers, spiritual leaders, writers, and psychologists.
Number 9 - Spatial Intelligence
With spatial intelligence, you have the capacity to consider things in three dimensions.
This type of intelligence involves a dynamic imagination, image manipulation, mental imagery,
artistic and graphic skills, and spatial reasoning.
People with spatial intelligence are highly creative, and this type of intelligence is
demonstrated mainly by picture smart people, such as architects, sculptors, painters, pilots,
and sailors.
There you have it - the nine domains of intelligence according to Howard Gardner.
Tell us what your talents reveal about your intelligence!
Which of these 9 types of intelligence do you possess?
And how have they shaped your life?
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