Kinds of Intelligence

Kinds of Intelligence

1. Logical-Mathematical Intelligence: Number Smart

   • Capacity to work well with numbers
   • Good at logic and reasoning
   • Intelligence of: the scientist, tax accountant, a computer programmer, a higher mathematician.
   • Every day life: balance checkbooks, comprehend national debt.

2. Linguistic Intelligence: Word Smart

   • Ability to use words effectively and is related with speaking ability
   • Linguistic capacities: spelling, vocabulary, grammar
   • Intelligence of: the orator, stand-up comedian, the radio personality, the politician.
   • Every day life: talking, listening, reading, writing

3. Spatial Intelligence: Picture Smart

   • The ability to visualize pictures in one´s head or to create them in 3D
   • Intelligence of: an artist or a sculptor, an inventor that can visualize inventions before drawing them in paper like Nikola Tesla and Einstein
   • Every day life: decorate our home, landscape backyards, and appreciate art at museum

4. Musical Intelligence: Music Smart

   • The capacity to carry a tune, remember music melodies, have a good sense of rhythm, or enjoy music.
   • Intelligence of: disc jockeys, sound engineers, piano tuners, electronics salespeople, and music therapists.
   • Every day life: sing in a choir, use a musical instrument, and enjoy music

5. Intrapersonal Intelligence: Self Smart

   • Probably the most important of all intelligences
   • Is the intelligence of self-understanding and knowing who you are and know what are you good at and what you´re not.
   • Be able to know life goals and believe in oneself
   • Intelligence of: entrepreneurs and people that are self-discipline, confident and self-knowledge

6. Naturalist Intelligence: Nature Smart

   • Ability to identify the natural forms around us: birds, flowers, trees, animals.
   • Sensitivity to other natural forms: geological features
   • Intelligence of: biologist, forest ranger, veterinarian, horticulturist
   • Every day life: planting a garden, camping

7. Interpersonal intelligence: People Smart

   • Ability to understand and work with other people and to “read” people
   • Capacity to feel empathy or manipulate large groups of people and to make friends
   • Intelligence of: a counselor, CEO, political dictator
   • It´s very important for life success

8. Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence: Body Smart

   • Intelligence of the whole body and hands
   • Intelligence of: an athlete, dancers, mimes, actors, machinist, seamstress, carpenter, surgeon
   • Good fine-motor coordination and people who “think” through the body
   • Every day life: unscrewing a jar, work under the hood of a car, play sports

9. Every person has all eight intelligences and uses them in a different way. Usually one or more are easy to express and with others there´s some difficulty.