SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT

ten signs that you're more intelligent than you realize. we all have those moments we're feeling low and start doubting our abilities. you are way more intelligent than you realize. here is a list of signs you might have ignored or considered weird that indicate a bright mind. they are all scientifically proven, so if you feel like a few of them are true, you have every reason to call yourself a genius.

01. you realize how much you don't know.

as contradictory as it may sound a true genius easily admits how much he still doesn't know. you can be naturally great at making words rhyme or have a musical talent the size of a vaulting. but fail at physics. more than that you must definitely have some concepts to explore even in your professional field. if you can honestly say I don't know, instead of mumbling, II have an idea of how it functions and then google the conversation topic like crazy. it shows you are an intelligent person.

this idea is backed up by science. Justin Kruger and David Denning worked with a group of Cornell University undergrads and published the results of their research in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology in 1999. they asked students to predict their scores after being tested in humor logical reasoning and English grammar. those who were 100 percent sure they did outstandingly well end up with worse results than those who were more critical of themselves.

02. you wear the same clothes every day.

have you ever noticed Mark Zuckerberg tends to always appear in public in the same grade t-shirt all the time? we don't think he doesn't have enough money to seek fashion advice or style up his wardrobe. a more likely explanation for sticking to the same fashion routine is being a genius. psychologist Oliver Berkman has done some serious research on the lifestyle of the brightest minds in the world. he concluded that smart people tend to save up their mental abilities for more important things.

unless those smart people are fashion designers or Lady Gaga of course. we don't encourage you to disregard fashion to wake up your inner genius, but this study does make sense. some genius inventions or brilliant writings can be created when you pick during that time you spend picking the perfect outfit for the day. so next time you see your geeky colleague don't blame him for that gray turtleneck is wearing every day.

03. you can feel what others are thinking.

it's not like you're psychic. but there are some signs of it. do you know that feeling when you're talking to someone, and they can't find the right word or just postponing finishing the sentence and you do it for them? if you do you might be a genius. empathy is a sign of exceptional mental intelligence. if you are emotionally intelligent. you love meeting new people and learning new things.

according to psychologist and author of focus the hidden drivers of excellence Daniel Coleman. people who care a lot about others and can feel them well generally succeed in life. literally feeling the pain of others. helps you understand life better. so, you can excel at living it. you can even learn from the mistakes of others not your own. genius, isn't it?

04. you can perfectly control yourself.

the ability to control instincts is what we know distinguishes humans from animals. genius people went even further. they managed to overcome and control any impulses they have. if you can plan and achieve goals without being distracted by emotions. you are more intelligent than you might imagine. you can even avoid getting in trouble by predicting the possible outcomes of this or that action.

a group of scientists from Yale Princeton the University of Minnesota and other educational institutions tested a group of people in 2008. they offered the participants of the experiment to choose from being paid immediately or getting money later. those are preferred waiting and getting more money later. had better scores on intelligence tests it showed that people who are not afraid and can control their actions including spending their money are more intelligent than those who find it hard to plan anything.

05. your eyes are blue.

blue eyes look deep and sincere and sometimes piercing. just think of Elsa from frozen. there is more to them than that cold beauty. and American scientists have been long interested in their nature. many of them believe blue eyes are a sign of natural super intelligence. professor emeritus of the University of Louisville Joanne Rowe has concluded that light-eyed humans and even animals are way better at activities requiring self-pacing than dark-eyed creatures.

the fact that you are better at self-paced activities. means that you like paying attention to every detail. aren't those qualities important for working with words and numbers? if you have dark eyes, it is no reason to be upset though. the same study says you are graded things requiring an immediate response. because your reaction is super developed.

06. you are a chocolate lover.

MD Franz H Messerly is most likely a chocolate lover himself. published the results of his study in the New England Journal of Medicine. he tried to link genius Nobel prize-winner kind of genius. per ten million people with the amount of chocolate consumed in certain countries. and he found it. Switzerland land of chocolate and cheese. has not surprisingly taken a very high position in this rating.

Sweden Denmark and Norway are not doing badly either. even though many people find the results of this study very disputable we still like to believe them. because we love chocolate so much. more than that chocolate is known to stimulate your mental activity. and if you love it and have it in healthy amounts it will not do you any bad. remember what Mae West said too much of a good thing can be wonderful I'm sure she was talking about chocolate.

07. when you're upset you know what's bothering you.

we all have those days when everything seems to upset us. Coffee doesn't taste that good, the shining Sun is annoying, and if people are asking you what's wrong you only want to yell back at them. even genius people get upset at times a lot in fact. but they know exactly what's bothering them. it gives them an opportunity to solve the problem and move on.

genius people don't stick to the past, and they don't blame everyone and everything around them for their sadness. psychologist Daniel Goleman explains a real genius does not only address problems. but also recognizes emotions when he feels them and not ignores them. a mind free of constantly bothering emotions and anger will more likely generate something outstanding.

08. you talk to yourself.

you be like, hey you got to be kidding me I always thought that talking to yourself was a sign of madness, not genius. it turns out it's just the opposite. psychologist Daniel swig Lee and Gary loop young conducted a whole study on it. good self-talk according to them helps us sort the important thoughts from useless stuff going through our minds.

it's a way of singling out ideas some of which might be genius. listening to your own voice helps you understand yourself better. maybe it was speaking to himself that helped Albert Einstein become one of the brightest minds of all time. yes, it turns out I'm Stein used to repeat his lines to himself.

o9. you can't stand any background noise.

if you feel like getting your noisy neighbors a one-way ticket to Barbados. you are not super evil. you are most definitely super intelligent. loud music and drilling annoy anyone but we're talking about stomping laughing and loud talking kind of noise.

a study conducted at Northwestern University. has stated that a genius hates any kind of background noise because it prevents him from concentrating on important issues. Charles Darwin Anton Chekhov and famous novelist Marcel Proust all tried to make their workplace extra soundproof and wore ear Stoppers.

10. your handwriting is messy.

that's just about everybody. next time somebody criticizes your handwriting simply nod say I am sorry you don't get it and triumph on the inside. messy writing is one of the signs of a genius. the creative disorder is a concept that was established long ago. and there is even research that claims that it serves as kind of a fuel for those with a creative nature the results of this research carried out by Kathleen Bose and her team were published in Psychological Science Journal messy handwriting is also one of the signs of a creative person.