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The Different Types of Intelligence: What Kind of Smarts Are You?
The different types of intelligence
While some types of intelligence are generally more recognized, and sometimes even more valued, the reality is no one type of intelligence is better than another. Instead, it is more important to know what type of intelligence you have. This can help you to maximize your inherent advantages and highlight an area where you may need to exercise some extra grit to succeed. What kind of intelligence or smarts are you?
What types of intelligence do I have?
The word intelligence often conjures up images of maths and science or IQ tests and complicated algorithms. People who are thought to have high intelligence are valued and often considered a cut above the rest. What is intelligence? And, is there only one kind of smart? What if you are useless at maths, but brilliant at languages…does that make you unintelligent? Or do you just need a different way of framing things when you studying?
Nine Types of Intelligence in Psychology
These are the very questions that Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner addressed in his 1983 book, “Frames of the Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences.” Here, Gardener explains that people do not have a set intellectual capacity, but rather many kinds of bits of intelligence, for example, a person can be musically intelligent, but terrible with numbers.
In his book, Gardener argues that traditional psychometric views of measuring intelligence are too narrow and that they can’t possibly capture all the abilities and talents people possess. He states that it would be incomplete to judge someone’s intelligence by one or two factors alone. Instead, to help us understand ourselves better, Gardener explains the nine types of intelligence with examples.
Gardeners’ nine types of intelligence
1. Naturalistic intelligence
2. Musical intelligence
3. Logical-mathematical intelligence
4. Existential intelligence
5. Interpersonal intelligence
6. Linguistic intelligence
7. Bodily–kinaesthetic intelligence
8. Intra–personal intelligence
9. Spatial intelligence
One Must know his/ her strength and understand own intelligence type & level of intelligence to choose the right domain and strengthen the same.
I shall post more details about each type of Intelligence in my next blog. Till then all the best and live with wisdom and peace.
Blog by APK —– 2023-May 31- apk-blog 010/23
Anil P. Kastuar is A master-class Tech Guru with 5 decades of experience and many CxO as his direct dispels, with many First in the cap to cherish for years to Come. Innovation and thinking beyond tomorrow’s solution for today’s world is his USP in the business domain.
He is the man who first time implemented ERP in South East Asia for TATA Steel, Headed Haldia Petro Chemicals CIO etc. He set up the Laboratory Information Management System business for TCG group’s flagship LIMS product company Labvantage. His company Rank Tech Solutions implemented the first Video Based Call management system for BFSI, Edutech, and Retail World.
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