In this book, first published in 2000, Tony Buzan writes that we all have ten different types of intelligence. This book is an amazing reference, if only to make the reader think about all the ways we think. There are great possibilities for personal growth by strengthening the areas in which we are good and exercising in those areas that we have mostly ignored or even ignored.

The chapter corresponding to each intelligence contains several sections.

1. A brief but comprehensive definition of intelligence.

2. A statement of the benefits to be gained from the study of this specific intelligence.

3. An example of an individual who excels at this.

4. A section with proofs that you are smarter than you think.

5. Case studies of more individuals as examples and role models.

6. Brain workouts. Nothing is free, exercises to make you stronger.

7. The end of each chapter contains tests and quizzes. Challenge yourself, see how you stack up against the experts, and maybe learn some new ways of thinking.

Here are the 10 types of intelligence with my brief summary of each one. I may not agree with the choice of 10 as the correct number, but the chosen ones are certainly worth considering in many ways.

1. Creative. This is your ability to generate new ideas. To be flexible, find new ways to use old ideas. The stars here are those who can find new solutions quickly.

2. personal. The star here is a person who knows himself. He is self-aware and uses this knowledge for self-fulfillment.

3. Social. The star here can productively and meaningfully interact with other human beings. It is about personal relationships.

4. Spiritual. This is about the really big picture. Use your intelligence for more than selfish interests.

5. Physical. This person is aware that he is in harmony with his physical being. This person is physically fit, coordinated, and is probably an athlete, artist, surgeon, etc.

6. Sensual. Use your five senses and your intuition to live fully. The human body, used correctly, is an incredibly complete organism capable of doing many things better than all the inventions of man.

7. Sexual. In its most basic form, the drive to survive, to procreate, to continue the human race.

8. Numerical. The ability to manipulate the language of numbers. This should be something simple because many of us only have to worry about ten symbols, from zero to nine. Some of us only care about zeros and ones.

9. Spatial. This is the ability to see the relationships of shapes to each other and to the space where they exist.

10. Spoken. Verbal intelligence is a bit more complex than numerical intelligence. We manipulate 26 characters to define thoughts and communicate them to ourselves and to others.

This book is highly recommended as an introduction to many ways of seeing and thinking about the world. Being a Buzan book, the reader also gets the bonus of images of various complex and colorful mind maps.