 Smart people are highly intelligent, making them one of the best decision makers around the world. However, they are one of the most boring set of people to be around. Guess what? They love to be bored. Yes, I know. It sounds strange to the rest of the world. I mean, being boring isn't a lifestyle anyone wants to attain. But for the smart ones, it comes so naturally. Here's the thing with smart people. This suggests that the reason why they love to be bored has to do with how our ancestors solved problems. You see, back in the days, people worked together to solve problems. The two heads are better than one concept, worked well, since more heads meant more ideas and working together made things easier. Today, through evolution and the influx of technology, these concepts are somewhat outdated. Well, there are a couple of other reasons why smart people love to be bored. In this video, I'll share with you 4 reasons why smart people love to be bored. If you are new here, consider subscribing so that you won't miss other exciting videos like this. Number 1. It helps your creativity and improves your problem-solving ability. The word boredom or the very thought of it is associated with a lot of negative things. For smart people, however, it is an opportunity to get creative and sharpen their problem-solving ability. The smarter you get, the less you speak and the more you enjoy your own company. That's the exact situation with these guys. They enjoy being by themselves because it helps them think better, get creative and come up with better solutions to problems. Thanks to improved technology and easy access to resources, the idea of being all by themselves is even more fascinating because they can explore as much as they want in a bid to find something interesting and useful. So smart people know the exact thing that they want and because they look at the world in an idealistic way, it is quite challenging for them to give up their expectations. So they take their time to make sure they create some of the best things that meet up to their expectations. According to Albert Einstein, creativity is intelligence having fun. Creativity requires a lot of diligence and patience and to the smart guys, no amount of time is too much a price to pay for it. So if it means calling them boring or weird, then that's fine by them as long as they come up with some of the best solutions to whatever problems they are trying to solve. It increases their productivity and outputs. Unlike so many others who seek external assistance to find ways to increase productivity and performance, smart people rely on their time with themselves by allowing their mind to wonder to help them improve their performance as well as their productivity. According to Paul J. Maher, pioneer of self-improvement industry, productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligence, planning and focused efforts. The thing with smart people is that they understand and hold onto Maher's definition of productivity that it is intelligence, planning and focused efforts. Smart people are perfectionists and do not like to make mistakes or get noticed by people. Hence, they spend a lot of alone time ensuring that they put things in order, perfect their performances and improve their outputs to avoid mistakes. Here's the twist. Even when they want to try to impress others or come out as being entertaining, they end up doing otherwise because they find themselves talking about meaningful and essential stuff. Whereas, others want to have fun. I mean, unlike the others who want to talk about cars, money or other material things which can be tiring for them, they want to talk about science, philosophy and other stuffs. Because all that's in their head is how to get perfect results in everything that they do. Because they tie their self-worth to their achievements and successes, a mistake on their path can feel like the end of the world as they think that all eyes are on them for a perfect solution. Hence, they push themselves to over-deliver. Number 3. It helps them stay healthy. Smart people practice mindfulness always or as often as possible and this helps them stay healthy. How? You ask. You see, at some point or the other, I am pretty sure that you mindlessly eating and snack on some junk because you were busy doing countless other tasks simultaneously. With smart people, however, they have reached a level of boredom that they know how to disengage from doing several activities at once. They have also developed a higher performance of awareness since they are present in their decision making, thus making it easy to say no to the afternoon cookies and pastries. Number 4. It helps them discover themselves. Being alone helps smart people discover who they indeed are as well as to regain their bearing and concentrate on the crucial things in their lives. Carol Graham, a researcher who did a study comparing the less gifted and smart people. Those with more intelligence and capacity to use it are less likely to spend so much time socializing because they are focused on some other long term objective. Smart people want to know where their strengths and weaknesses lie, what they are passionate about and how well they can do it. They believe that the first step to achieving anything extraordinary is knowing where their ability lie and knowing what they have full control over themselves. Smart people never want to be caught unprepared. They want to be sure that they can predict their reactions under pressure or whatever positive or negative circumstance that they face. Again, smart people are precise on the exact things that they want and the only way to achieve these things is to be intentional about their lives and actions and this includes spending quality time with themselves. Thank you very much for watching our videos. If you liked this video, watch more videos on our channel and subscribe. We love you.