Generally, when you think of someone intelligent, the image of the mathematician who solves all problems in record time comes to mind, but the truth is that there are different types of intelligence.
In the past, there was the traditional idea of intelligence as a unique skill linked to abstract thinking.
- In 1998.
- Psychologist Howard Gardner proposed a theory that changed this somewhat reductionist idea: the theory of multiple intelligences.
According to the theory of multiple intelligences, there is not one type of intelligence, but several, that develop differently in each individual.
“Every human being has a unique combination of intelligences. Is this the fundamental challenge of education?
-Howard Gardner-
This would explain, for example, why someone very good at math has trouble building relationships or why an exceptional musician doesn’t have the same ability to express himself in words.
Each person has certain types of intelligence more developed than others.
The people most endowed with this kind of intelligence are those who are said to have the “gift of speech”. They learn to speak, read and write early on. They are easy to understand complex texts and express themselves very well. They use words, correctly orally or in writing.
If you need to follow the instructions to build a piece of furniture, it will be easier to read the instructions than to follow a chart.
To develop this intelligence, can you?
? Read and write (it can be anything: a newspaper, a blog, Twitter, texts on any topic).
? Play with word games or crossword puzzles.
Intelligence used to solve logical and mathematical problems. People find it easy to solve abstract problems, make calculations, and establish quantitative relationships.
When we pay the dinner bill, is there always someone who calculates the account faster?He probably possesses the most developed logical-mathematical intelligence.
Can you develop that intelligence?
? Create sudoku games and letters and numbers.
? Make daily accounts “front” without using the calculator.
People with well-developed spatial intelligence find it easy to understand instruction manuals, perceive external and internal images, transform or modify them, and produce or decode graphic information.
They perceive visual details that go unnoticed, especially in relation to the structure of the buildings or their location in the environment.
To develop this type of intelligence, you can plot routes from unknown places, orient yourself through maps or play with puzzles.
They are people who always have a melody on their heads (they always drum with their fingers), they learn music very easily.
It is manifested mainly by the will and the ability to play an instrument.
Can you develop that intelligence?
? Listen to music of all styles.
? Learn how to play an instrument.
This intelligence is the opposite of disability. It’s the intelligence that the whole body uses to express ideas and feelings. They are people who have good coordination and move very fluently.
The best known examples are dancers and some athletes, for example those who practice rhythmic gymnastics.
Can you develop that intelligence?
? Practice yoga.
? Dance, especially certain types of dance that help practice motor coordination and move body parts separately.
It is the kind of intelligence of those who are connected to themselves, aware of their emotions, thoughts and motivations, their weaknesses and virtues, that allows them to understand, work their emotional life, make decisions and set goals adapted to their personality.
Can you develop that intelligence?
? Write a diary.
? Practice meditation.
? Learn more about psychology and the human mind
It is the ability to empathize with others, understand their emotions, their needs, their intentions, etc.
They are people who easily captivate others, have very good relationships and exercise leadership over others.
To develop this intelligence, can you?
? Carry out group activities, especially if cooperation, such as sports and volunteering, is encouraged.
? Practice active listening.
It is the intelligence that characterizes people with the ability to understand their natural environment: it classifies and differentiates different types of plants and animals. They are people who love and live with plants and animals; can work as biologists and gardening or gardening.
Can we develop this intelligence?
? Grow your own orchard (it can be an urban garden).
? Take a walk in the countryside with a wildlife guide.
Certainly there are no intelligent people, but people whose certain types of intelligence are more developed than others.
It is important to take care of this wonderful gift that is the human spirit and use all the tools available to develop it.
Each of us comes into this world with a greater predisposition for one type of intelligence or another, but in reality they are all useful and can develop.