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When you think of someone smart, what comes to mind?
Is it someone with big nerdy glasses and a book in hand,
boasting about their straight-A report card?
Intelligence isn't something that's measured
merely by an IQ number or a test grade,
it's demonstrated and shown
through our personality and lifestyle.
Are you curious to find out
if you're someone of great intelligence?
If so, here are nine signs of a secretly intelligent person.
Number one, you've got a great sense of humor.
Everyone loves someone who can make them laugh.
It makes you more approachable, attractive
and someone fun to be around.
But did you know that humor
is strongly linked to intelligence?
How else could someone easily crack a hilarious joke
if they didn't have the smarts to do it?
Research shows that funny people,
especially the ones that love dark humor, have higher IQs.
And are also highly capable of both verbal
and nonverbal skills which include self-expression,
problem-solving and more.
Number two, you're empathetic.
Being empathetic makes you a great friend
and is also linked to higher levels of intelligence.
The ability to respond according to other people's emotions,
ranging from happiness to sadness,
is a skill that not everyone has mastered.
People with lower levels of intelligence
are often unable to identify
or show concern for other's feelings.
Showing empathy reveals that you're someone
who's able to read through people and their emotions
by analyzing their verbal cues and body language.
Number three, you're a night owl.
It's generally thought that people who wake up early
and on time are more productive, energetic, motivated
and overall better off than people
that are night owls and wake up late.
However, research proves that this isn't always the case.
If you tend to stay up late at night
and sleep into the next day,
you might just be a secretly intelligent person.
A study published through
the "Personality and Individual Differences" article
in 2009, showed that people with higher levels
of intelligence stayed up and woke up later in the day
throughout their week,
regardless of whether it was a weekday or a weekend.
Number four, you sweat the small stuff.
Do you get anxious when you don't have your homework done
for class or making a good first impression
on your significant other's family?
While constantly feeling worried
might not be the most desirable quality,
there could be an upside. (gentle chime)
According to psychologist Dr. Edward Selby
from Psychology Today, a study done on 126 undergrads
regarding how often they find themselves feeling worried
revealed that those who tend to worry a lot more than others
were more verbally intelligent.
Which meant that they're able to analyze
and process information, read and write at a higher level.
Number five, romance doesn't come easy for you.
When it comes to finding a partner,
it just isn't as easy as the movies make it seem.
Your destined partner isn't always going to be the person
who lives next door or the new coworker
who shares your cubicle.
If you find yourself less experienced than your peers
in romance and relationships, your family and friends
have probably advised you to lower your standards.
But upholding your high standards
for potential partners is a sign of intelligence.
Knowing exactly what you want in a partner
and not being easily swayed by looks
is linked to being smarter than average.
Also, as an intelligent person,
you're most likely introverted and independent.
When in a relationship, your independence
and the need for alone time might not work well
with a partner who craves frequent attention
and time together.
As a result, this could leave them feeling neglected
and could spark conflict.
Number six, you're a messy person.
Have you ever bothered to make your bed?
Is your workspace cluttered and unorganized?
In a study done by Dr. Kathleen Vohs
of the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management,
participants were asked to think of new ways
ping pongs could be used.
With people being placed in tidy rooms
while others were placed in messy rooms.
Although participants from either room
generated around the same amount of ideas as the other,
the far more interesting and inventive ideas
came from the people who brainstormed in the messy room.
So if you find that you're someone
who tends to work in a more cluttered workspace
without much care for tidiness,
you're most likely more innovative and full of ideas.
Number seven, you're a procrastinator.
Procrastination is a sign that you have a creative,
imaginative mind, one that can analyze, process,
and visualize different scenarios and circumstances.
When it comes to procrastination,
you approach the task at hand in a different way,
instead of focusing on the end result.
Instead, you visualize and focus on the entire process
you'd have to go through before reaching completion.
This could be thinking about every single step
you'll have to take, how much time you'll spend working,
and even all the things that could go wrong.
All these overwhelming thoughts brew within your head
before even getting started and it feels consuming.
Your sense of motivation dims and you put off the task,
so you don't have to deal with how overwhelming it feels.
Number eight, you use curse words.
While it may not be the best to curse in front of your mom
or in the middle of class,
swearing isn't as bad as it seems.
Not only is it an outlet for anger and frustration
but it's also a sign of a more vast vocabulary
and higher abilities in reading and writing.
According to a 2015 study
conducted by a Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
psychology professor, Timothy Jay,
participants who could come up with as many words possible
starting with a certain letter in under a minute
were also the ones who could name the most curse words.
And they knew under the same amount of time
which demonstrated a link between fluent speaking
and the use of swearing.
And number nine, you doubt your intelligence.
With social media, you're subjected to a constant game
of comparison, you see news of your friends,
family and role models posting of all their accomplishments
or special projects.
And it's easy to fall victim to feelings of jealousy.
You can start to compare your own successes to others
and label yourself as not smart enough.
Maybe you've been overlooking the gifts
and talents you already have.
Based on the Dunning-Kruger effect,
people with lower levels of intelligence
usually overemphasize their abilities.
While those who are truly intelligent
tend to be more humble regarding their skills
and feel that there's endless room
for improvement and are open to learning.
Everyone has their own personal gifts
and talents to bring to the table.
Did you relate to any of these signs of secret intelligence?
Let us know in the comments below.
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