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You receive your report card in the mail,
with hesitation you open the envelope
and read out your doom.
It's an F in not one but two classes.
Okay, so you're not the greatest at Math or Artistry.
but does that mean you're not intelligent.
Your GPA isn't the only way to measure your intelligence.
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?
Number one, naturalist intelligence.
If you have a naturalist type of intelligence
then you may have a knack
for identifying patterns in your natural surroundings.
You're sensitive to the environment
and can benefit as a hunter gatherer or farmer.
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.
Number two musical intelligence.
Do you have a calling towards music?
Can you pick up a new instrument with ease?
Do you possibly also write and arrange your own music?
With musical intelligence you can discern the tone, rhythm
and pitch of the music you're listening to.
You can easily repeat or recall a phrase
or piece of music from what you've heard
and can usually play instruments by ear.
You have an ear for sound in music that others do not.
Pencil drummers and musical theater singers unite.
Number three, logical mathematical intelligence
with this type of intelligence
you're often caught in abstract, symbolic thought.
Formulas and reasoning skills are your expertise.
In reasoning you often use inductive
and deductive thinking patterns.
Not only do you love strategy games and math problems,
but odds are you've been begging your older siblings
to participate in your wacky science experiments
for years now.
You'd excel as a mathematician, detective or scientist.
Number four, existential intelligence.
Why are we still here just to suffer?
If you're an existential intellect
you indulge yourself in life's existential questions.
Although these questions may not have a definitive answer.
Your philosophical mind keeps you up at night
and your theories are probably worthy enough
to be published.
Your thoughts, ideas and hypotheses
are all centered around life
and the symbolic meaning of it all.
Why are we here?
What is our purpose?
What does it all mean?
Why am I asking so many questions?
Number five, interpersonal intelligence.
Interpersonal intelligence means that you just get people.
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.
You read other's emotions well
and you can quickly tell if someone is being genuine or not.
You are empathetic and great at socializing
with others on a deeper level.
You would do great in the field of social work
as a teacher or perhaps an actor.
Number six bodily kinesthetic intelligence.
Do you feel that your mind and body are one?
Can you tap into this energy directly?
You are a special soul who uses the power
of mind and body in unison, to achieve your goals.
Basically you're great with that timing,
motor skills, athletics and dancing.
Perhaps you are a great dancer
or maybe you excel in the athletic field.
You may even have the talents to be a great surgeon.
Whatever it is, your mind and body are one in harmony
and your physical skills are unmatched by your friends.
Number seven, linguistic intelligence.
Do you have a vast vocabulary?
Do you think in deep thoughts or internal monologues?
Can you understand and pick up the subtle differences
in the meaning of words and language?
With this type of intelligence, you enjoy reading writing
and find the beauty in language and words.
Foreign languages come easily to you
and you learn new words faster than others.
A lot of linguistic intellects
work as journalists, poets, novelists and public speakers.
Number eight, interpersonal intelligence.
Have people always called you quiet?
You consider yourself a deep emotional thinker.
You are probably at one with yourself.
Your mind is your safe haven
and you understand your thoughts and feelings
on a deeper level the most.
You're aware of who you are and what you want.
And you know how to change yourself for the better.
You can motivate yourself
by being your own motivational coach.
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.
If you have interpersonal intelligence
you might make a great psychologist, philosopher
or spiritual guide.
And number nine, spatial intelligence.
Are you great with directions and are strong visual learner?
With spatial intelligence
you enjoy solving puzzles and mazes
and excel in creative drawing and painting pursuits.
Your thought process is in three dimensions
and you may have artistic skill
and expansive imagination because of this.
If you possess spatial intelligence, you may do wonders
as a sculptor, painter, sailor, pilot, or architect.
What type of intelligence do you think you are?
Did any of them jump out at you?
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