Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined Audiobook (Free)

Child prodigies. Gifted and Talented Programs. Perfect 2400s for the SAT. Occasionally it feels as though the world is normally conspiring to make the rest of us feel insufficient. Those kids tapped as having special skills will continue to accomplish great things, while the rest of us have little potential for realizing our dreams. Best?

In Ungifted, cognitive psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman-who was relegated to particular education like a child-sets away showing that the way we interpret traditional metrics of about Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined intelligence is misguided. Kaufman explores the latest research in genetics and neuroscience, aswell as evolutionary, developmental, interpersonal, positive, and cognitive psychology, to challenge the conventional wisdom about the child years predictors of adult achievement. He reveals that there are many paths to greatness, and argues for a more holistic method of achievement that considers each young person’s personal goals, specific psychology, and developmental trajectory. By doing this, he boosts our understanding for the cleverness and diverse strengths of prodigies, savants, and late bloomers, aswell as those with dyslexia, autism, schizophrenia, and ADHD.

Combining original research, anecdotes, and one compassion, Ungifted proves that anyone-even those without readily observable gifts at any one moment in time-can become great.