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FROM CHAPTER TWO: "HOW ARE YOU SMART?":
(Note: this excerpt is taken from someone's personalized ebook. The content of your book would be personalized from your own responses to the FPYC questionnaire which you can begin at the top of this page.)
"...4. Bodily kinesthetic intelligence
It seems that the use of your physical self is an area where you have average intelligence. Those who are smart in the kinesthetic (or movement related) sense are good at work which involves using their physical body. This includes handling tools and vehicles as well as work which involves making precise and skillful body movement.
Athletes are also strong in this area, as are models, actors and others where poise and graceful body movements are important. In the new economy physical work is undergoing great change and has already been replaced in many areas by technology. Because of this it is a good idea to focus your career development in other areas.
The following section looks at your level of ability in physical work, tool and vehicle handling, and sport and athletics.
4a. Physical ability
You seem to be reasonably confident in your ability to use your body to do physical work, and it appears that you have had some experience in this type of work.
Although you seem to have some ability and experience, there are some good reasons why you should pursue other avenues for your career.
The main reason is that in the knowledge age, career prospects for physical work are limited. (Having said that there are still some opportunities for manual workers with specialized skills in some areas of the economy.)
The past half a century has seen, in historical terms, a radical transformation. Less than 50 years ago physical work of some type was the most common way that breadwinners earned their living.
But over recent decades the amount of physical work on offer has declined markedly and continues to do so. In the place of humans doing physical work are computer-controlled machines capable of increasingly sophisticated tasks.
Instead of using their body to do the work, smart workers are making the switch to controlling the computers that control the machines. This is what we mean when we say that work is being "informated".
Rather than doing physical work themselves, workers in the new economy are more likely to be using information technology to monitor machines, which do the physical work.
The message is clear. Unless your passion is physical labor, then you are much better off concentrating on other areas."
Reference: Career planning test
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