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5 – Interpersonal Intelligence
Would you consider yourself the life of the party or someone who has a ton of friends? If so, youβve been blessed with interpersonal intelligence. Itβs characterized by a seemingly effortless ability to get along with people.
No matter who youβre interacting with, you probably give off a charismatic attitude that makes you likable and easily understood. This extends beyond verbal communication to your gestures, facial expressions, and ability to interpret reactions and ideas from other points of view.
As a people smart person, possessing this talent makes you naturally suited for a role with consistent interpersonal interactions such as working as a teacher, a social worker, a politician, or even an actor.
6 – Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence
While some people can gain enough mastery of their bodies to become ballerinas, others can’t even dance to save their life. If you have bodily-kinesthetic intelligence, you can move your body in fluid and graceful motions that make you a good fit for many physical skills and professions.
Without even thinking, your mind and body can effortlessly connect. You have an almost perfect sense of timing, and you are skillful at manipulating objects. Body smart people are naturally drawn to dancing, athletics, artisanship, surgery, or other professions that require exceptional mind-body coordination.
7 – Linguistic Intelligence
As a linguistically intelligent person, your talent lies in crafting words and manipulating language to make yourself best understood. In addition, you can eloquently express βideas and complex meaningsβ in a way that can make sense to an average person.
Because communication is an essential part of life, this intelligence type is no doubt important. And word smart people are typically good at reading, writing, telling stories, and memorizing words along with dates. If you possess this intelligence, you could be a journalist, a public speaker, a writer, or choose any profession that involves writing and speaking.
8 – Intrapersonal Intelligence
While interpersonal intelligence means you can understand others well, having intrapersonal intelligence means you can understand yourself clearly through your own thoughts, emotions, and desires.
Some people are not able to figure themselves out, no matter what. But having this type of intelligence allows you to use what you have learned about yourself to guide your life. Youβll also gain a better understanding of human nature in general, and you can help those who are clueless in structuring their personal lives. Many self smart people end up becoming successful psychologists, therapists, writers, and lawyers.
9 – Visual-Spatial Intelligence
Having visual-spatial intelligence means that you can view the space around you in ways that most people canβt. You are also very much aware of your surroundings and have a keen sense of direction.
As a picture-smart person, you have the ability to see through a three-dimensional lens and imagine many useful applications and projects. Creativity goes hand in hand with such intelligence, and your talents can manifest themselves in architecture, painting, sculpting, metalwork, and other professions that involve spatial reasoning.
The take home
Now that youβre aware of the nine types of intelligence, you can see just how wide-ranging the definition of intelligence can be in comparison to the strict book-smart definition that society is used to.
Perhaps you can breathe a sigh of relief in knowing that although you might not be the best at calculating a math formula, you are still uniquely intelligent and gifted in your own special way. Tell us what your talents reveal about your intelligence!
Which of these nine types of intelligence do you possess? And how have they shaped your life?
