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  • What Type of Intelligent Are You?

    What Type of Intelligent Are You?

    When it comes to intelligence, there is no right or wrong way to be. Although the word intelligence is associated with maths, science, IQ tests and complicated algorithms, that doesn’t mean to say that if maths and science aren’t your vocation that you aren’t intelligent. There are 9 known types of intelligence, and here you can find out which category you belong in or identify yourself with.

    1. Naturalistic Intelligence

    Some people can connect easily with animals or feel at home in nature. Naturalistic intelligence applies to people who are sensible in the natural world and enjoy being outdoors, exploring and caring for the environment.

    2. Musical Intelligence

    Often from a young age, some people are naturally drawn to music. Musically intelligent people are able to decipher any type of sound, pitch, tone, rhythm and noise that others would not usually be aware of.

    3. Logical-Mathematical Intelligence

    Out of all the other types of intelligence, logical-mathematical intelligence is the one that we most associate with general intelligence. People with this type of intelligence are able to easily recognise patterns and work through anything in a logical manner. They usually enjoy working their minds with games that involve strategy or solving puzzles, for example.

    4. Existential Intelligence

    While most of us go about our day to day as it comes, people with existential intelligence will often question their occurrences more deeply. They often ask questions such as ‘Why are we here?’ or ‘What is the point to our existence?’. Those with this type of intelligence are highly philosophical thinkers and will use their capacity searching for answers to deeply thought out questions. Existential intelligence can also be known as moral or spiritual intelligence.

    5. Interpersonal Intelligence

    Interpersonal intelligence can be found most commonly in leaders, social workers, politicians or psychologists. People with this type of intelligence can easily read verbal and non-verbal cues and can determine the temperament and mood of those around them.

    6. Linguistic Intelligence

    Linguistic intelligence is the one that is most commonly used and shared between humans. It entails our ability to think in words and translate that into speech in order to be understood. People with this type of intelligence can easily express their feelings and thoughts into words so that others can understand them, they are usually drawn to reading or writing as activities or vocations.

    7. Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence

    Those with high bodily-kinesthetic intelligence possess an excellent sense of timing as well as mind-body coordination. This makes it easy for them to convey feelings and ideas using their bodies, and as a result, they often end up in roles such as dance, sports or medicine.

    8. Intra-personal Intelligence

    Understanding your thoughts, feelings and emotions and using these understandings in everyday life is what defines intra-personal intelligence. This refers to the understanding of oneself and the human condition as a whole, they can also be known as ‘self-smart’ individuals, however, despite having this deep understanding of their own emotions, they are usually quite shy. Spiritual leaders, philosophers, writers and psychologists are usually highly intra-personal intelligence.

    9. Spatial Intelligence

    Spatial intelligence is defined by the ability to visualise the world in 3D. People with a high level of this intelligence are often creative and have a vivid imagination, artistic ability and excellent spatial reasoning. Usually referred to as ‘picture smart’ and found in professions such as design, map reading and architecture.

    While some of these can seem like a representation of certain skills and talents and not intelligence per se, this knowledge is still highly useful to teachers and caretakers who value a more integrated outlook on child development. Understanding the different types of intelligence provides you with numerous ways in which you can use your potential and capacity for personal growth.

  • What you need to know about Anxiety

    What you need to know about Anxiety

    Much like any type of mental or physical condition, there are certain symptoms and effects that determine each one. Here are the most common ones that are associated with Anxiety and how to act on them.

    1. Your rational brain:

    Whenever you feel like you are going to be overcome with anxiety, that’s when your amygdala is going to react by sending chemicals to the front lobe of your head, which is made up by your rational brain, and shut it down completely.

    2.Anxiety and the future:

    Anxiety can come in different forms -generalised anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder- that are accompanied by different symptoms -worry, somatic symptoms, knots in your stomach, restlessness- and they are usually centred around concerns involving the future.

    3. Rational or Irrational:

    Rational Anxiety comes from real issues -the thought of an upcoming job interview, your partner not answering your calls about picking up your kids- and it is usually deemed as a perfectly normal reaction. Irrational Anxiety is… irrational. It tends to look more like -the interview will go badly, you will never get the job, in fact you will never get any job meaning you will inevitably end up being homeless.

    4. The importance of Anxiety:

    It can be harder to set your priorities when you are suffering from Anxiety. Something as mundane as deciding what to wear to the supermarket can seem as important as your upcoming job interview. This is where it becomes easy to feel overwhelmed, with thoughts like -so much to do, and so little time.

    5. Listening to your Anxiety:

    If you are anxious about attending a social event where you don’t know anybody and your anxious mind is telling you to stay home, listening to those thoughts and acting on them will make you feel more calm. Sometimes it is better to listen to your Anxiety in order for it to go away, but if it becomes a habit this reinforces anxiety circuits that live in your brain.

    6. Limit the things you listen to:

    Although acting on what goes through your mind in the middle of an Anxiety crisis is what makes the anxiousness go away, this will become something that you start to rely on more and more. If you don’t attend the social event, further down the line you won’t be going out at all. Every experience you have with Anxiety will feed into that cycle until your world becomes too small for you to breathe in.

    7. Personality traits feed into Anxiety:

    Many people that are prone to Anxiety can often be critical of themselves, internalise their emotions, become uncomfortable around strong emotions and will go the extra mile in order to avoid conflict. What accompanies Anxiety is a ‘put everybody else’s needs before your own’ coping style.

    8. Anxiety covers other emotions:

    Anxiety can become so strong in some people’s minds that it becomes difficult for them to discern any feelings except Anxiety. Anger, sadness, disappointment, hurt, etc., can all translate into and be seen as Anxiety.

    Anxiety is about having a deep fear of the world and what it contains. Some people fear other people, animals or not having control over their future. Differentiate Rational from Irrational Anxiety, track your anxiousness so you can stop it before it gets out of hand, ask yourself what it is that you are feeling besides Anxiety and establish your own priorities and boundaries. This will enlarge your world rather than diminishing it, and it will build up your self-confidence and self-esteem which will in turn, change your perspective on negative and positive thoughts.

  • The Importance of Thinking

    The Importance of Thinking

    The importance of how much thought we give our actions often goes unnoticed. But without our minds subconsciously processing thoughts, we wouldn’t get anything done. In order to maintain productivity in your day to day life, you must engage in a routine that will allow you to increase your creativity.

    Create a Plan.

    This is the first step towards distributing your time efficiently. This will make it easier for you to engage in important tasks, and it will also give you the time of rest that is equally important.
    Being productive is all about letting go of the things that aren’t working and starting fresh. While plans can me modified and are not set in stone, it does not reduce the importance of having a starting point.

    Breaking Habits.

    In order to establish productivity, cut out any habits that stop you from being so. A good way to budget your time on certain activities is to distribute your time and set alarms so you don’t lose track of your scheduled time frame.

    Stick to your Plan.

    You have to force yourself to keep up with the plan that you’ve created for yourself. Remind yourself that you are doing this to increase productivity, which will take you one step closer to where you want to be.

    Look back on your Plan.

    If you’ve been sticking to your planned routine but you still feel like you’re not getting the results you were expecting, that’s completely fine! Planning doesn’t always mean success. Determine what works for you and what doesn’t, then you can cut out anything that isn’t working for you or simply modify it to cater to your personal needs.

    Planning to increase productivity doesn’t guarantee your success overnight, but it does prevent poor performance and stops us from going in head first to a task that we know nothing about or do not have the time for. Giving yourself a routine will incre

  • Types of Behaviour in Psychology and what do those mean?

    Types of Behaviour in Psychology and what do those mean?

    Understanding human behaviour becomes easier if we know how they naturally behave in certain situations. Our behaviour is linked to our current mental state and usually says a lot about who we are from within. I am going to discuss the four basic personality types.

    Often enough, we evaluate others purely based on their actions or reactions when presented with different situations. However, external behaviour is guided by the nature of the person and the situation they’re in.

    Types of human behaviour.

    Based on the response behaviour when in different situations, they can be divided into 4 sections.

    Molecular and Moral Behaviour:

    Molecular Behaviour: This behaviour occurs spontaneously with no logical thinking behind it. For example, flinching of the part of your body that was exposed to pain or discomfort.

    Moral Behaviour: Contrary to Molecular Behaviour, Moral Behaviour occurs after a thought has passed through your mind. For example, changing your planned route after seeing something harmful while on your journey.

    Overt & Covert Behaviour:

    Overt Behaviour: This type of behaviour is one that occurs on the outside of a human being. For example, eating a meal, walking, washing your hands.

    Covert Behaviour: This type of behaviour is invisible to the eye. Covert Behaviour is made up by the thought process behind every action.

    Voluntary and Involuntary Behaviour:

    Voluntary Behaviour: This type of behaviour simply depends on what it is you want to do. For example, talking, dancing and writing are voluntary acts.

    Involuntary Behaviour: This type of behaviour is the most natural and does not require any thinking in order to be carried out. For example, breathing and blinking are involuntary acts.

    Human Personalities can be divided into 4 types, as the most common ones.

    Optimistic: This is a type of personality that will remain positive in order to generate a good outcome for everything.

    Pessimistic: This is a type of personality that will question people and their intentions while expecting the worst most of the time.

    Trusting: This is a type of personality that will trust others without any given reason to do so.

    Envious: This is a type of personality that looks at the accomplishments of others and wants to take them for themselves.

    While these are 4 of the most popular types of personality, it is important to mention that most of these traits do exist in most people simultaneously. This information can help you understand not only your own behaviour, but the one of those around you.

  • Are you Emotionally Intelligent?

    Are you Emotionally Intelligent?

    Emotional Intelligence is something we’ve all heard about at some point in our lives, and this is why it is important we keep the conversation going.

    Emotional Intelligence is made up of 5 components:

    • Self-awareness. This is the ability to differentiate yourself from your thoughts and emotions. Being self-aware means your attention is focused on any inner thoughts, emotions and actions that may affect others.
    • Self-regulation. In short, self-regulation is being in control of yourself. By practicing this, you should easily have the ability to keep your emotions under control and regain authority over your life and behavior.
    • Motivation. This one is all about goals. Motivation is what leads the way towards your targeted goals. Often unrecognized, the push behind every action you take is actually Motivation.
    • Empathy. With Empathy you are able to acknowledge and comprehend another person’s feelings. Empathy is a vital part in forming and maintaining relationships, and by spending time with people unlike yourself, you can easily work on your level of Empathy.
    • Social Skills. Through using your social skills, you are likely to succeed in situations such as: career goals, expanding your professional network or being hired for your dream job. It can also benefit you in your personal life, you can use your skills to build new relationships and navigate your way through life with as much ease as possible.

    How it is created:

    The ability to identify and name your own emotions and the ability to control your emotions and feelings are the foundation of being emotionally intelligent. However, by applying this behavior to thinking or towards solving problems will facilitate your journey to completely manage your emotions. In the future, this will contribute to living a well-balanced lifestyle.

    Why you should focus on Emotional Intelligence:

    If your goal is to change any aspect of your life, most of these aspects are accomplishable simply by working on all the components that make up Emotional Intelligence. Whether you are looking to succeed in a new role in leadership, start a new business, blend in with a new organization or simply branch out in an attempt to make new friends or professional contacts, Emotional Intelligence is what you should be focusing on in order to move forward.