No IQ tests are required to know that you are probably smarter than those around you: just know a few signs.
1) Mental disorders
Sometimes mental disorders are a kind of payment for a high level of intelligence. Psychologists have found a link between high intellectual performance in childhood and bipolar mental disorders, such as depression and psychosis, manifested during adolescence.
It should be noted that this study only adds fuel to the fire, because the debate about the connection between high intelligence and mental disorders has been going on for a long time. Scientists believe that this connection could have arisen during the period of human evolution: the possibly significantly higher intelligence of Homo Sapiens is nothing more than the result of a gene mutation. The cost of this mutation is a more pronounced propensity for mental disorders.
2) Anxiety
People with higher IQs tend to be more prone to anxiety than people with medium or low IQs.
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Indeed, intelligence that evolved along with anxiety could become a significant advantage in the struggle for survival. Although, it is certainly unfortunate that truly intelligent people have to suffer from constant anxiety.
3) New ideas
In contrast to mental disorders and increased anxiety, nature has endowed Intellectuals with the ability to find new and non-standard solutions faster and easier.
From a historical point of view, this can mean skepticism about prejudice and new views on the way society is organized and lived. This explains why intellectually advanced people from all religions prefer atheism, and from political currents - liberalism. So, in the course of one of the studies it turned out that the average IQ level of those who consider themselves to be conservatives is 95, and the average IQ level of those surveyed who considered themselves liberals is 106.
4) loneliness
The more smart people communicate with others, the less satisfied they are with their lives. This statement runs counter to the already familiar hypothesis that socialization leads to happiness. As it turned out, not always.
5) owls
People with high intelligence tend to go to bed later and wake up later in the morning.
During the experiment, more than 20,000 people were interviewed. It turned out that the working day of people "not too smart" starts at 7.20 and ends at 11.41. And people with higher intelligence, on weekdays, get up at 7.52 and go to bed at 12.29. When it came to the weekend, the difference was even more significant.
6) Trust
According to new research, highly intelligent people tend to trust others more often. Perhaps intellectuals are simply better at understanding people. By the way, the study participants who are used to trusting others also turned out to be happier and healthier.
7) laziness
Lazy people often enjoy the thought process. While those who need to "occupy themselves with something" are probably just trying to avoid mental activity. Previous research also shows that those who “like to think” about something have better memories and spend more time making decisions about the best option.
Anna Kiseleva