What is intelligence?

Most of us believe that intelligence is determined by how great you are at memorizing  and how good you are at taking a test, which is used to see how much one remembers.

Well Ladies and Gents, that is not what intelligence is.

So what is intelligence?

According to Howard Gardner, an intelligence is conceptualized as a bio-psychological potential to process information that can be activated in a cultural setting to solve problems or create products that are of value to a culture.

I know of 8 different types of intelligence.

Musical intelligence: It is the ability to produce and appreciate rhythm and pitch.

Bodily-Kinaesthetic intelligence: The ability to control one's body movements and handle objects skillfully.

Mathematical-logical intelligence: The ability to think conceptually and abstractly and capacity to recognize logical or numerical patterns.

Verbal-spatial intelligence: ability to thing in images and pictures, to visualize accurately and accurately.

Verbal-linguistic intelligence: well-developed verbal skills and sensitivity to sound, meanings and rhythms of words.

Interpersonal intelligence: Ability to detect and respond appropriately to moods and desires of others.

Intrapersonal intelligence: capability to be self-aware and in tune with inner feelings,values,beliefs and thinking processes.

And last but not least, naturalist intelligence is the ability to recognize and categorize plants, animals and other objects in nature.


It is possible for one to have multiple intelligence.

I have more of the musical,kinaesthetic,logical,visual,interpersonal and intrapersonal intelligence.Knowing this has helped a lot when it comes t my growth as an individual because in school majority of us where taught that one is intelligent only if they are good in Mathematics and Physical sciences which is not the case.



If we were all good at the same thing it would be a very boring place to be.


Which of the intelligence do you have?
Let's talk about it.