The ability to deal with space and distance - the way a sailor or aeroplane pilot navigates the large spatial world, or a chess player or sculptor.

The capacity to think in music; to be able to hear patterns, recognize them, and perhaps manipulate them. People who have strong musical intelligence don’t just remember music easily, they can’t get it out of their minds, it’s so omnipresent.

This area has to do with interaction with others. People in this category are usually extroverts and are characterized by their sensitivity to others’ moods, feelings, ter paraments and motivations and their ability to cooperate in order to work as a part of group. They communicate effectively and empathize easily with others and may be either leaders or followers. They typically learn best by working with others and often enjoy discussions and debates.

Logical-mathematical Intelligence enables individuals to use, appreciate, and analyse abstract relationships. In Western culture, this capacity is often harnessed in mathematical reasoning and scientific investigations. Mathematicians, scientists, and engineers deploy this intelligence at high levels. Like linguistic intelligence, logical-mathematical intelligence is emphasised in schools.

The capacity to use your whole body or parts of your body (hands, fingers, arms) to solve a problem, make something, or put on some kind of production. The most evident examples are people in athletics or the performing arts, particularly dancing or acting.

To understand and know oneself, knowing who you are, what you can do, what you want to do, how you react to things, which things to avoid, and which things to gravitate towards.

The ability to discriminate among living things (plants, animal). This ability was clearly of value in our evolutionary past as hunters, gatherers, and farmers; it continues to be central in such roles as botanists or chef.