When you think of a very smart person, what do you imagine?
Do you imagine someone always immersed in a book or scribbling a bunch of indecipherable charts and equations in their notebook? Maybe he looks like a freak, talking too fast with a crazy look of genius in his eyes? Or someone quieter and more reserved, but always knows how to silence the room with its incredible wit?
Whatever your answer, I think we can all agree that smarter people are defined by more than just their IQ. Many share much of the same behaviors and habits.
Here are 9 of the most common and surprising unusual habits that smart people are known to have, according to psychology:
Habit 1. smart people are always chaotic
Tendency to mess, jamming, and even sometimes brainstorming. This may surprise you because when we think of a very intelligent person, we tend to imagine those academically superior who rank first in their category. However, not many smart people actually fall into this category! A lot of them don’t excel academically! These are the species that are likely to be messy, because they tend to be very creative as well. They prefer to reject ordinary life, tend to generate unique and innovative ideas, and may become obsessed when left unchecked.
Habit 2. Smell a lot
Like our previous view, regardless of chaos, a lot of smart people tend to curse a lot. Not only that, they are often more creative in using swearing words too, meaning they have extensive vocabulary. They also like to think for themselves, not to let society tell them what to do and what not to do, what to consider appropriate and what to resent for arbitrary reasons.
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Habit 3. Night Owl : Smart people prefer to stay awake.
Studies have shown that smart people actually prefer to stay awake more than others and tend to be night owls working overnight rather than sleeping. This is because they have so many thoughts going through their minds, and therefore, they are always awake, dealing with so many problems and challenges. They also prefer to do this at night where they can think of fewer interruptions and be alone with their ideas.
Habit 4. Taking a cold bath
Another strange habit that might surprise you about very smart people is that many of them love to shower for a long time with cold water. Although many of us like to do the same to clear our minds, did you know there was a scientific reason for it? This is because the cold bathroom mimics the ancient practice of water therapy, which is said to benefit the body and mind by pumping new blood into our brains and thus improving our mood, memory and productivity. So the next time you get angry with your roommate for consuming all the cold water, keep that in mind as a possible cause (and maybe try it yourself to see if it’s effective for you too!).
Habit 5. Talk to yourself
While we find it a bit embarrassing to admit (and even more so to be caught red-handed), many of us have a habit of talking to ourselves. The difference is that smarter people often do. One possible reason for this is that they may be the only person in their life who they can talk to at the intellectual level, and no one else will simply be appropriate.
Habit 6. Criticize yourself
Just like the last point, smart people also tend to criticize themselves more because, again, they may be the only person they know intellectually suited enough to challenge them. Indeed, one of the most prominent features of a highly intelligent person is humility and self-awareness. They are always willing to acknowledge what they don’t know and that they don’t have all the answers. They are not afraid to criticize themselves because they are always open to learning more and broadening their horizons. Many smart people also tend to be perfect.
Habit 7. A lot of scribbling.
Why? Because they are not adequately challenged or motivated through regular activities such as classrooms and meetings, and because they are profound thinkers and very creative. Not only that, studies have also shown that scrawling improves our memory and problem-solving skills by allowing our brains to rest, especially after a long period of intense concentration.
Habit 8. Daydreams
Like scrawling and talking to themselves, most smarter people have a very rich imagination and use these creative ways to improve their problem solving skills and get the brain stimulation they need. Normal and healthy brain rest, daydreams help us think about things more deeply and many smart people use this as a strategy to reach a breakthrough or make an important decision in life.
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Habit 9. Wanting to be alone
Last but not least, the vast majority of smarter people tend to be more conservative and less social, because they can easily fatigue around a lot of people and because they prefer to interact with those at their intellectual level (but unfortunately, most people are not). They may also turn to the unit because their independent personality makes them more focused on achieving long-term goals and goals on enjoying short-term recreational activities such as hanging out with their friends for no reason.
