How To Tell If You’re A Genius
How can you know if you're a genius?
Sure, there are IQ tests or college degrees or Nobel prizes you could attain, but did
you know that there's an easier way?
Turns out there's actually a couple of easy ways?
Today at Bestie, we're going to look at a couple ways to tell if you're a genius or
not!
So strap in smarty pants, because today you find out if you should apply to Harvard or
not!
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Alright, potential genius, let's look at that genius potential of yours.
So here's the great question we need to answer on this list: how to tell if you're a genius.
First off, when someone is eating their food and they’re constantly making a sound while
they chew, are you annoyed by it?
Does it make you feel disturbed?
Do you get the sudden urge to scream out “can you chew quietly”?
If you do, chances are that other annoying sounds along with the sound of chewing may
get your blood boiling as well.
Those who suffer from this condition may be diagnosed with Misophonia.
According to WEBMD, Misophonia is when someone gets really annoyed, really disturbed or has
a strong dislike for a certain noise.
In other words, Misophonia is known as selective sound sensitivity syndrome and it starts with
a trigger, WEBMD adds.
More often than not, this sound is oral.
So it’s no surprise that many people get annoyed or disturbed by the sound of people
chewing.
But this condition may be a blessing in disguise.
According to researchers from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, those who are hypersensitive to
certain sounds tend to be more creative than those who are not.
Lead author of the study, DARYA ZABELINA, explains that the hypersensitivity to certain
sounds could lead to increased creativity because the brain is processing more information
than the average human does, which in turn widens their scope of attention.
In order to support her theory, Zabelina and her colleagues conducted two thinking tests.
The first test contained a series of beeps which would register the participants’ brain
activity.
Aside from these findings, there are some past experiences that can add to these findings.
If you are not familiar with the famous author Marcel Proust, he was a French novelist and
he actually lined his walls with corks so it would block out any sound.
According to WEBMD, if you are suffering from mild Misophonia, you will feel disturbed,
annoyed, disgusted and the urge to leave the area.
But if your response is more severe, you will experience hatred, rage, anger, fear and emotional
distress.
This condition may not sound severe, but it has the ability to put a serious damper on
your social life.
If you hate the sound of people chewing, you may stay away from restaurants and even avoid
eating with your spouse or your family.
WEBMD adds that this lifelong condition tends to start between the ages of 9 to 13 and is
actually more common with girls than boys.
Doctors commonly mistake Misophonia with bipolar or obsessive-compulsive disorder.
It’s unknown what causes Misophonia, but doctors have noticed that there has been a
higher occurrence with those who are suffering from bipolar, obsessive-compulsive disorder
and anxiety disorders, according to WEBMD.
There are a few ways that you can cope with Misophonia.
The first way is tinnitus retraining therapy.
HEALTHLINE states that tinnitus retraining therapy is when people are taught to better
tolerate noise.
If you can imagine, this therapy could be grueling because you’ll constantly be exposed
to the noises you hate.
The second therapy is cognitive behavioral therapy.
According to DR.
MARSHA JOHNSON, an audiologist with the Oregon Audiology Clinic who has studied Misophonia
for more than 20 years, ear-level devices that stream audio of nature and other sounds
have proven to be effective with 85% of people experiencing relief of their symptoms.
So there you have it!
That's one way to tell if you're wicked smart, but are there other methods to determine the
age old question: how to tell if you're a genius?
Well, there are actually a couple of time tested ways to determine if you're really
smart or not and you're probably not much of a genius if you think we're not going to
go over them right now.
So, once again strap in and get ready to find out how to tell if you're a genius.
1) Questioning.
Are you a naturally curious little kitten?
As a child (or heck, even into your adulthood) did you constantly drive your parents up the
wall with constant questioning?
Well, then you just might be a wicked smart genius.
Experts say that a genius mind will never stop questioning, constantly trying to find
the answers to the universe's most complicated mysteries.
Does this sound like you?
Are you starting to believe in your genius?
Well, continue on, because we're going to show you other signs that might let you know
how to tell if you're a genius.
2) Talking To Yourself.
There's an old saying that goes: "It's not crazy to talk to yourself, it's crazy if you
respond".
However, whoever said that was not a genius, because talking to yourself is one of the
sure fire ways to know that you're actually really smart.
Psychologists say your genius mind makes you talk to yourself to help solve problems, clearly
because no one else can match your masterful intellect.
So don't worry if the kids on your block make fun of you and call you "that weird person
who talks to themselves".
Because you're a genius and they're not.
3) Reading.
Yes, books are for nerds but remember, most nerds are geniuses.
Experts on being a genius have determined that the people who would rather spend their
weekend with their nose in a book instead of getting drunk are more likely to be on
the smart end of the spectrum.
So get out of the bar and go to your local library, because if you want to be a genius,
that's where you'll need to go.
4) Challenge.
Quick, look down.
Is there a crossword in your lap?
A Rubix cube maybe?
Perhaps it's the solved values of the Ramsey numbers, particularly R(5,5)?
If you find yourself constantly trying to stimulate or test your vast mind, then you
might be a genius.
The experts at MAXIM have shown that a genius is always trying to challenge themselves,
always trying to expand their gigantic brain.
So if when you looked down you saw something smart instead of Doritos crumbs and an empty
Mountain Dew, then you might just be in the league of people known as "geniuses".
5) Scatterbrained.
Maybe you don't think you're a genius because you have a hard time focusing on one thing.
Perhaps school was harder for you because when the teacher wanted you to study your
times tables, you wanted to look at the fact that the sum of the square roots of any two
sides of an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side.
That's alright because a genius' mind is often bogged down with many thoughts at once.
The human skull was not usually built to fit the brain of someone with such vast intellect,
so it's hard to keep all those thoughts organized in there.
Don't worry, a genius like yourself will eventually conjure up a way to get organized.
6) Addiction.
Let's look at the geniuses from history: Einstein– he did drugs.
We won't go into detail WHICH drugs, but a quick google search will tell you it wasn't
just caffeine.
Sigmund Freud, for those of you who have studied him, then you'll be well aware that he enjoyed
a party.
2.
Charles Dickens, Howard Hughes, Vincent van Gogh, Sherlock Holmes– all were geniuses
and all were addicted to drugs.
Apparently, there is a pretty big correlation between being a genius and being an addict,
probably because of the burden that comes with having some much more knowledge than
the average person.
Not every genius is an addict and not every addict is a genius, BUT some geniuses are
addicts... so, if you have a drug problem, maybe you can chalk it up to your massive
cranium.
Just a thought.
7) Worrying.
Are you like your poor, doting mother due to the fact that you're worrying constantly?
Are you just prepping yourself for the end of the world, even though it's just a regular
Tuesday?
Well, you might just be a genius.
The reason geniuses often worry, reports MAXIM, is that they're constantly having questions
and problems running through their head.
Questions about the universe, about the space and people around them, questions about everything!
They also have a better understanding of the world, which means a better understanding
of everything that can go wrong.
So if you find yourself fretting over every little thing, don't worry, that's just your
incredible mind working harder than everyone else's.
8) Left Handed.
Sure, you may have a hard time writing next to someone who's right handed, but who cares!
You're a genius!
A report done by MARIA KONNIKOVA of the New Yorker told the world that: "The more marked
the left-handed preference in a group of males, the better they were at tests of divergent
thought.
Left-handers were more adept, for instance, at combining two common objects in novel ways
to form a third — for example, using a pole and a tin can to make a birdhouse.
They also excelled at grouping lists of words into as many alternate categories as possible."
Finally, something good comes out of being left handed!
And that's it!
Did you learn how to tell if you're a genius?
And well?
Are you a genius?
If you are, bless us with some knowledge in the comments section below.
And when you're on that stage accepting your Nobel Prize for physics, don't forget to thank
your Bestie.