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    Becoming More Intelligent
    Becoming More Intelligent
    Becoming More Intelligent
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    Becoming More Intelligent

    By David Tuffley

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    Your brain is a truly remarkable thing. Neuroscience tells us that it is the most complex biological structure ever to have existed on this planet. It was made to work and work hard, probably well beyond its current level.

    You have the potential to raise your cognitive capacity beyond where it is now or where it was in the past. This statement runs counter to the common belief that as we get older, our brains inevitably go into decline. This is not true. There is no shortage of cases where people in their 90’s and beyond have minds that are still sharp and productively creative.

    In the absence of neurological disease, the decline in brain function as people age has much to do with settling into established and increasingly inflexible ways of thinking that has few new challenges. It is the mental equivalent of spending your days in a comfortable armchair, getting no exercise and watching mind-numbing TV. Sooner or later, your body, like your brain will atrophy through lack of use.

    Based on the work of the psychologist Howard Gardner, we know that there are no less than nine different kinds of intelligence that we all possess to some degree. Typically, one or two types are more developed in a person, while the remaining types are less developed or dormant.

    This eBook explains in detail about each of the nine types, and gives you action exercises to help you develop each of them to a higher level. It does promise to make you a genius, but if you follow the advice, it can definitely help you to expand your cognitive repertoire so that you can bring other modalities of intelligence to bear on the challenges that face us all in everyday life.

    Multiple Intelligences.

    Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner is well-known for his work on multiple intelligences. Since its emergence in the 1980’s, Gardner’s work is still generates debate, yet many psychologists believe it contributes greatly to a more comprehensive understanding of the nature of intelligence than that offered by the standard IQ test.

    The nine types include; Naturalistic intelligence, Bodily-kinaesthetic intelligence, Linguistic intelligence, Interpersonal intelligence, Spatial intelligence, Logical-mathematical intelligence, Musical intelligence, Intra-personal intelligence, and Existential intelligence.

    We possess all nine of these intelligences to a greater or lesser degree. Some remain dormant, while others are expressed more fully. Understanding something of these different modalities of intelligence will be of great help in recognising where your strengths lie. It can give you guidance on which ones might benefit from being enhanced in order to bring about a more balanced profile.

    Establishing a balanced profile across the nine types of intelligence will make you much more effective at meeting the challenges of life because your ‘cognitive toolkit’ has been greatly expanded. You will be able to use the most appropriate tool for the task, or perhaps a combination of tools might be found to work best.

    It is a tragedy and a terrible waste of potential that standardised school curriculums and intelligence tests that favour one kind of intelligence over others has produced generation after generation of people who believe they are not very bright. After all, their results at school and the comments from their parents and teachers seem to suggest this.

    A person who is well-endowed with some types of intelligence may have performed poorly on school curriculums based on the standard IQ assessment methods. A person with high Intra-personal intelligence would probably not engage with set school curriculums, even though they possess highly developed intuitive knowledge that gives them deep insight into people and situations. Arguably such a person is no less ‘smart’ than someone with highly developed mathematical ability.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAltiora Publications
    Release dateApr 7, 2014
    ISBN9781311505972
    Becoming More Intelligent
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    David Tuffley

    David Tuffley (PhD) is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & Socio-Technical Studies at Griffith University in Australia.David writes on a broad range of interests; from Comparative Religion, Anthropology, Psychology, Ancient and Modern History, Linguistics, Rhetoric, Philosophy, Architectural History, Environments and Ecosystems.

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      Becoming More Intelligent - David Tuffley

      Becoming More Intelligent

      David Tuffley

      Published by Altiora Publications

      © Copyright 2014 David Tuffley

      What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult -- Sigmund Freud

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      David Tuffley PhD is an academic at Griffith University in Australia where he lectures in Applied Ethics and Socio-Technical Studies. David is passionate about helping people to grow into their full potential.

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      CONTENTS

      Why You Should Read This Book

      Introduction

      Multiple intelligences

      Aim for a balanced profile

      Naturalistic intelligence

      Bodily-kinaesthetic intelligence

      Linguistic intelligence

      Interpersonal intelligence

      Spatial intelligence

      Logical-mathematical intelligence

      Musical intelligence

      Intra-personal intelligence

      Existential intelligence

      Conclusion

      About The Author

      WHY YOU SHOULD READ THIS BOOK

      This brief introduction to the nine intelligences can be the beginning of a long and rewarding journey of self-discovery for you, beginning today.

      All of us operate below our maximum potential. Moving towards a self-actualized state is not only possible but your birth right. There is no more worthwhile thing in life than to move towards the fulfilment of your potential.

      This eBook is a primer to get you started. There is no one right way; each of us will have our own way. Why not make a resolution and start today?

      Other Books By David Tuffley:

      Satori Now: Awakening Your Highest Self

      The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva

      The Dhammapada

      The Essence of Buddhism

      The Four Sublime States: The Brahmaviharas

      The Bodhicaryavatara: A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life

      Tao Te Ching: Lao

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