Beyond AI: The Four Kinds of Intelligence

Dr. Jibitesh Dutta
Human Opinions
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3 min readAug 26, 2023
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In a world where Artificial Intelligence (AI) is making headlines, another type of intelligence has been affecting our lives for centuries — human intelligence. Humans possess a varied spectrum of bits of intelligence that distinguish us from computers and algorithms. Let’s look at the intriguing realm of intelligence beyond AI and the four major types: emotional, health, financial, and spiritual intelligence.

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1. Emotional Intelligence: The Power of Understanding Emotions

This type of intelligence, known as Emotional Intelligence (EI), is concerned with understanding and dealing with your feelings and those of others. It’s similar to having a “feelings radar” that helps you deal with social situations, build solid connections, and manage stress. When you have high emotional intelligence, you are excellent at communicating with others and addressing difficulties with kindness and understanding.

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2. Health Intelligence: Maintaining Your Body and Mind’s Happiness

Consider your body and mind to be a team that must remain strong. Health Intelligence is concerned with both parts. It includes eating well, staying active, getting enough sleep, and taking care of your mind. When you value health intelligence, you empower yourself to face life’s difficulties while feeling fantastic.

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3. Financial Intelligence: Managing Your Money and Wealth

“Money doesn’t grow on trees,” as the cliché goes. Financial Intelligence (FI) teaches you how to manage your money wisely. It’s like having a manual for making intelligent financial decisions, from budgeting to investing. Money intelligence allows you to be the boss of your money, leading it to success. Remember, making money is cool, but ensuring it’s safe and growing is even more incredible.

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4. Spiritual Intelligence: Discovering Your Happiness

AI is concerned with facts and reasoning, but humans have something more profound known as Spiritual Intelligence (SI). It’s similar to discovering what makes you happy on the inside. It has nothing to do with religion; it is about connecting with something larger than yourself. With spiritual intelligence, you understand your ideals and can discover inner peace and pleasure. Being joyful is about feeling good in your heart, not about stuff or people.

The Order of Super Intelligence

The order in which you employ these intelligences is essential. Consider it like constructing a mighty block tower. You begin by comprehending feelings — knowing how you and others feel. Next is health intelligence, which is concerned with keeping your body and mind in good shape. Money intelligence follows, which is being wise with your money. Finally, spiritual intelligence assists you in discovering significance and happiness. This sequence makes your life run smoothly.

The Top Intelligence

Spiritual intellect reigns supreme over all other intelligences. It’s like realizing that someone other than your efforts is guiding you. Remember, “Everything happens by the grace of something special.” Nothing else matters as much.” Understanding that incredible emotion is even more fantastic than doing everyday stuff and being brilliant.

So, while you travel through life’s intelligence path, remember that spiritual intelligence is like super, super intelligence. Combining all these intelligences gives you a joyful, robust, and intelligent life that is far more intriguing than any AI.

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Dr. Jibitesh Dutta
Human Opinions

Math educator at NEHU, Shillong. Love to blend ancient wisdom with modern science passionately.