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11 Traits Highly-Intelligent People Share In Common
2 min readDec 25, 2021
- Sarcasm & Dark Humor — Intelligent people are often using sarcasm or dark humor as a way to deal with the people around them and the feelings they give them as they often do not feel understood in their point of view.
- Look for Solutions — Problems exist everywhere, but instead of wondering about what caused the problem they look at how to fix it. Offense > Defense.
- Stay Clear — Simplicity, Clarity, and being direct. Does this matter? Yes or No? Are you happy? Yes or No? Is this enough? Yes or No?
- Know why — There is no point in doing something for no reason. Intelligent people do not just rush in. They have a plan before they move and when they move they do so with purpose.
- Late Sleepers — A lot of intelligent people prefer the silence of the night over the early hours of the morning.
- Belief in the approach — It may be wrong, but intelligent people invest in their approach as though it were right anyway. They are more likely to completely change their plans before they question themselves on their choices.
- Burnout, Depression & Mental Illness — Because of their ideals, self-belief and lack of being understood intelligent people are more prone to mental illnesses as they push harder and further, causing more backlash to themselves…
