 How will it make you feel to find out that you are smarter than you imagined, on top of the world? Right? Well, who wouldn't? To be smart means to be intelligent or well-informed. It also means that you are quick to understand. You have a sound thought and good judgment. People who have these qualities are likeable and everyone wants to hang out with them because of their sharp minds and abilities to make the right decisions for time. Because everyone likes the idea of being smart, nearly everyone assumes they are intelligent. So, how can you tell that you are brilliant instead of thinking that you are? In this video, I'll share with you 9 signs of intelligence that suggest you are smarter. If you are new here, consider subscribing so that you don't miss out on exciting videos like this. 1. You enjoy spending time alone. It's a little surprising to some of your friends that you don't fancy going out for social events. Instead, you like to stay at home in your own company because it gives you time to think and reflect on life. You are very individualistic. According to recent research from the British Journal of Psychology, suggests that smarter people tend to derive less satisfaction than most people do from socializing with friends. 2. You are sensitive to other people's experiences. Smart people can almost feel what other people are feeling or thinking because they are empathetic. To smart people, they want to see the world through the eyes of others. Perhaps it'll help them understand what other people are going through. And it will also help them answer some of the numerous questions and curiosity that they have. Intelligent people like to find answers, solve problems, and connect seemingly unrelated concepts. Studying people and being sensitive to their experiences helps them understand life better because they see the world from another person's perspective. 3. You are open-minded. A 2018 Yale University Psychology study showed that highly intelligent people tend to stay open-minded to other people's point of view. And not from theirs until they've heard multiple opinions. Donna F. Hammett, a newspaper editor, said intelligent people are willing to accept and consider other views with value and broad-mindedness, and that they are open to alternative solutions. Also, George Elliott, an English novelist and journalist, said, it is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view. It doesn't mean that intelligent people are indecisive or not good enough to make a decision. Instead, it means that they take their time to decide, because when they eventually do, they are likely to be confident about it and less likely to change their mind quickly. 4. You're creative. Dr. Katie Davis, a clinical neuropsychologist, said, creativity is a definitive sign of intelligence because it requires thinking flexibility or outside the box and necessitates the ability to shift and change your patterns of thinking from one way to another. Intelligent people read a lot. Research and study on different subjects as much as possible. As a result of their vast knowledge, smart people think outside the box quickly and are more likely to come up with creative ways to solve a problem. It's more like their brain works differently. 5. You're funny. According to a 2011 University of New Mexico psychology study, it was discovered that professional comedians and people who wrote funnier cartoon captions scored higher in verbal intelligence. Another study they read found that professional comedians scored higher than average on measures of verbal intelligence. 6. You have high self-control. Intelligent people know how to control their emotions and impulses. A 2009 psychology study from Yale University gave participants IQ tests and offered them reward more that they could get immediately or a higher amount later. Those who chose to get paid in the future had higher IQ scores, indicating that resisting making impulsive decisions and carefully weighing options correlates with intelligence. The conclusion from the study says that there is an area in the brain, the anterior prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for helping people solve top problems and demonstrate self-control while working towards goals. 7. Your curiosity is insatiable. Intelligent people are very much curious about everything and anything. Most times you find them reading, watching documentaries or listening to podcasts, audiobooks and the likes. Just to know more about other people, cultures, history, animals, etc. Albert Einstein said, I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious. Scientists followed the lives of so many people born in the UK until they were 50. They found out that 11-year-old who'd scored higher on an IQ test turned out to be more open to experiences at 50, according to Kisa Buralis. Curiosity is one of the most common traits of an intelligent line. Intelligent people led themselves to be fascinated by things other stick for granted. Their minds are constantly saturated with probing questions about the world around them. 8. You are highly adaptable. Intelligent people know how to change their behavior to adapt and cope more effectively with new environments. They know how to bring change to their environment. Dana F. Hammett said that intelligent people adapt by showing what can be done regardless of the compliance or restrictions placed upon them. Think about all the great inventors that you know. You see, the reason they could invent the things that they did was that they needed to find solutions to some of the problems that existed in their environment. So, after many studies and research, they were able to bring a change to their environment. Today, everyone has them to thank for their innovations. 9. You talk to yourself. Contrary to what we think, talking to oneself isn't a sign of being crazy. Instead, it's a sign that you might be intelligent. A study from a psychologist of Bangor University showed that talking out loud to yourself improves self-control, an essential form of intelligence. In the study, participants were given tasks and written instructions to either read it out loud or silently. When concentration and performance were measured afterward, it was discovered that those who read it out loud were by far better. If any or all of the signs are peculiar to you, then, according to science, you just might be smarter than you think. 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