9 Types of Intelligence, Which One Are You?

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In 1983, Howard Gardner an American developmental psychologist came up with nine types of intelligence that people can have. Each category is an area you may excel in and you may be intelligent in more than one category. Here are the nine types of intelligence, according to psychologist, Howard Gardner, which type are you?

#1 Naturalist intelligence:

1. You’re sensitive to the environment and can benefit as a hunter gatherer or farmer

2. This was a vital form of intelligence for our ancestors who needed to hunt and survive to provide for their people out in the wilderness on their own

#2 Musical intelligence:

1. With musical intelligence you can discern the tone, rhythm and pitch of the music you’re listening to

2. You can easily repeat or recall a phrase or piece of music from what you’ve heard and can usually play instruments by ear

3. You have an ear for sound in music that others do not

#3 Logical mathematical intelligence:

1. With this type of intelligence you’re often caught in abstract, symbolic thought

2. Formulas and reasoning skills are your expertise

3. In reasoning you often use inductive and deductive thinking patterns

4. You’d excel as a mathematician, detective or scientist

#4 Existential intelligence:

1. If you’re an existential intellect you indulge yourself in life’s existential questions

2. Although these questions may not have a definitive answer.

3. Your philosophical mind keeps you up at night and your theories are probably worthy enough to be published

4. Your thoughts, ideas and hypotheses are all centered around life and the symbolic meaning of it all

#5 Interpersonal intelligence:

1. Interpersonal intelligence means that you just get people

2. You find it easy to take into account the different sides of a story and are open to different perspectives and willing to put yourself in another’s shoes

3. You read other’s emotions well and you can quickly tell if someone is being genuine or not

4. You are empathetic and great at socializing with others on a deeper level

5. You would do great in the field of social work as a teacher or perhaps an actor

#6 Bodily kinesthetic intelligence:

1. You are a special soul who uses the power of mind and body in unison, to achieve your goals

2. Basically you’re great with that timing, motor skills, athletics and dancing

3. Perhaps you are a great dancer or maybe you excel in the athletic field

4. Whatever it is, your mind and body are one in harmony and your physical skills are unmatched by your friends

#7 Linguistic intelligence:

1. With this type of intelligence, you enjoy reading writing and find the beauty in language and words

2. Foreign languages come easily to you and you learn new words faster than others

3. A lot of linguistic intellects work as journalists, poets, novelists and public speakers

#8 Interpersonal intelligence:

1. You consider yourself a deep emotional thinker

2. You are probably at one with yourself

3. Your mind is your safe haven and you understand your thoughts and feelings on a deeper level the most

4. You’re aware of who you are and what you want and you know how to change yourself for the better

5. You can motivate yourself by being your own motivational coach

6. You make goals and can achieve them faster and easier because of how attuned you are with what you want and accepting of who you are

7. If you have interpersonal intelligence you might make a great psychologist, philosopher or spiritual guide

#9 Spatial intelligence:

1. With spatial intelligence you enjoy solving puzzles and mazes and excel in creative drawing and painting pursuits

2. Your thought process is in three dimensions and you may have artistic skill and expansive imagination because of this

3. If you possess spatial intelligence, you may do wonders as a sculptor, painter, sailor, pilot, or architect

Here is the link: (638) 9 Types of Intelligence, Which One Are You? – YouTube

What type of intelligence do you think you are?

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