The ability to recognize different kinds of intelligence

[Basman]

I found this great video by Vlad Vexler (great channel as well, especially his political analysis's) talking about emotional intelligence but from the understanding of it being able to perceive how other's experience reality. He makes distinctions between psychological, aesthetic and intellectual emotional intelligence. He also underscores emotional intelligence being in part genetic (in my words) as an ability that you may or may not intuitively posses and able to cultivate.

The bigger takeaway from this video for me is the idea that you might not be able to see things that other's are seeing which then doesn't mean that there is nothing there. A good example is not seeing any aesthetic value in an abstract paining versus someone who genuinely does. If you can't see an abstract painting having any aesthetic value whatsoever then that doesn't necessarily mean that there isn't any value there but perhaps you just lack the aesthetic emotional intelligence to recognize the experience that the artist is trying to convey. "You just don't get it".

I find it important that we learn to at least appreciate that people can experience realities that are completely different from your own, something which we lack in today's culture in my opinion. For me it's not even a question of haves or have-nots in terms of specific kinds of intelligence but just understanding that A) there are different kinds of intelligence, and B) you might lack a certain kind of intelligence but that doesn't mean that there then isn't any truth or value inherent to a specific thing, like a painting. You might just not "get it". Another great example are economically driven politicians who don't get that unemployed parents still generate value for society even though they don't contribute to direct profits. Or an older parent that doesn't get it when their child wants to become an artist. It's a problem if you become arrogant and dismissive when you don't "get" something because of your lack of a specific kind of intelligence. It makes you a worse person in my opinion.

 

[Lucasxp64]

Types of intelligence by Serge Faguet (He is a very goal-oriented entrepreneur, so he sought to improve those types in himself):

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- [[Classical Intelligence]] (CI): Logic, Problem Solving, Creativity, Strategy
- **[[Applied Intelligence]] (AI)**: Energy, Focus, Willpower, Emotional Control
- [[Social Intelligence]] (SI): Persuasiveness, Empathy, “Social Skills”
- [[Dynamic Intelligence]] (DI): Ability to Learn, Memory, Knowledge

 

[Lucasxp64]

Applied Intelligence is definitely the most important for success, pretty obvious.

[Lila9]

Yes, our scope of seeing and appreciating intelligence as a collective is narrow. Our definition and view of intelligence is incomplete.

It would be great if we could appreciate other types of intelligence, because it is such a nuanced and multifaceted thing.

 

 

 

[LordFall]

@Lucasxp64 tfw you have all of them except applied 

[Carl-Richard]

There have been many times where I have gotten the feeling that something happened and it was only the girls in the room that perceived what happened. They have such a strong ability to tune in to subtle emotional and social phenomena and read people. That's often why talking to girls can be intimidating because they can see things about you that you don't even see, and also if you are e.g. nervous, they will often mirror and amplify that feeling.

Edited April 28 by Carl-Richard