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1. The left brain. Generally this part of the brain is used for reading,

writing, speaking, and logic. Kids who do well in school have well-
developed left brains. From Gardner’s work on multiple intelligences, the
left brain would be most associated with linguistic, logical-mathematical,
and interpersonal intelligences. Writer, scientist, lawyer, accountant, and

schoolteacher are professions for such people.

2. The right brain. This part of the brain is often associated with pictures,
art, music, and other more nonlinear relationships—with creativity and

imagination. From Gardner’s work, musical and spatial intelligences would
be most associated with the right brain. Designer, architect, and musician
are professions for people with these dominant intelligences.

3. The subconscious brain. This is the most powerful of the three brains
because it includes the “old brain,” often called the primitive brain. It’s the

primitive brain that is most like an animal’s brain. It does not think, but
rather reacts, fights, flees, or freezes. From Gardner’s work, the
intrapersonal intelligence would most relate to the subconscious mind. In
my opinion, it is a person’s intrapersonal intelligence that ultimately