12 Signs You Are Brilliant And Don't Even Know It!

hey everyone and welcome to top think today we're  gonna learn about 12 signs you're brilliant and   don't even know it now let's begin number one  vocalizations do you ever find yourself mumbling   as you work or do chores hmm you're not really  talking to anyone or saying anything yet you   keep vocalizing everything you do this strange  behavior actually promotes growth in certain   parts of your brain people who talk to themselves  often perform significantly better on visual tests   than those who don't vocalizing improves your  ability to learn words and defined objects it   helps you to recall information faster which  means more detail and better accuracy yeah you   might sound a little bit crazy but vocalizations  are a reliable sign of an active brain number two   habitual messiness is your desk always covered  in papers and post-it notes most people think   organization and intelligence go hand-in-hand  but that isn't always true organization can   increase productivity and organized people do  tend to be more empathetic and generous however   a 2013 study found that messy people have an  easier time being creative the spontaneity of   a disorganized workspace helps you think outside  the box it keeps you from feeling like you need   to be conventional or to do things perfectly you  can freely brainstorm new ideas without feeling   any added pressure you aren't the cleanest person  in the world but research shows you might be one   of the smartest number three familial ranking  for decades there's been a myth floating around   that older siblings are smarter than their little  brothers and sisters but is there any truth behind   it the first person to actually research the  subject was actually sir Francis Galton an English   statistician inventor and all-around polymath  in the late 1800s while researching heredity   and eugenics Gault indecision between birth order  and intelligence his theory was tested and proven   time and time again but there was one big problem  no one could figure out why that is until the mid   2000s when a study from the National Institute of  Occupational Health looked at a total of 250,000 I   Q scores to figure out exactly why older siblings  had an advantage it turns out intelligence doesn't   depend on birth order at all there were many  examples of younger siblings outperforming the   older ones but that doesn't mean older siblings  don't have an advantage the real reason why   most firstborn kids are more intelligent has to  do with their rank in the family because they   arrived first the oldest sibling is usually the  highest-ranking child now this affects parental   dynamics treatment and expectations all of these  work together to breed greater intelligence in   cases where the younger siblings outranks the  older the younger siblings have the same increase   in cognitive growth being the oldest may not  guarantee you genius-level intelligence but it   does give you a mental boost number 4 temperature  adaptation the smallest changes in behavior can   have massive effects on your brain function but  I'm not talking about brain boosting activities   like puzzles and crosswords researchers in Finland  found that taking cold showers can affect your   cognitive capabilities when you initially  feel that splash of cold water who you're   probably tense up or jump away but as your body  adapts and cools down the lower temperature will   naturally release stress while sharpening your  mood and your memory hot showers help you wind   down while cold showers leave you refreshed and  clear-headed many intelligent people do enjoy this   mental boost but there's another reason why smart  people get their showers cold it's just really   uncomfortable it takes courage and willpower to  dunk your head under a stream of freezing cold   water facing your fears even the smallest ones  will make you more bold and confident for the   rest of the day number five simplification if you  can make tricky concepts sound easy then you're   probably smarter than you think hyper-intelligent  people make the best teachers because they do more   than just memorize facts they have the unique  ability to break down incredibly challenging   ideas into simple bite-sized pieces you can  only really do this when you've mastered a   subject you understand it so well that you can  pick out the most important parts but it takes   a special kind of intellect to really master  something if you regularly deconstruct difficult   concepts you're one of the smartest people out  there number six unnecessary details brilliant   people tend to give pretty long-winded answers  even if you're asked something simple like hey   what'd you do this morning you might drone on for  twenty minutes you might have a hard time figuring   out when to stop and by the time you've answered  one question you've already thought of another   and then another until you end up forgetting what  you were talking about in the first place but you   don't talk this much because you're self-absorbed  intelligent people struggle to keep things simple   they instinctively focus on subtleties that  most people would never even consider don't   be afraid to give complex answers just make sure  the other person can get a word in every once in   a while number seven instant connections do you  ever start making unexpected connections between   seemingly unrelated things this is really common  for intelligent people because you naturally look   for meaning in everything around you you know that  nothing happens on its own every choice you make   every word you say it's all connected somehow  to hundreds of other tiny events the smartest   people don't take the world at face value instead  they stop and think about what's hiding beneath   the surface number eight calculated disbelief  now it's very common for smart people to enjoy   arguing they don't like yelling or making people  mad but they do like exploring topics they don't   believe in intelligent people are great at playing  devil's advocate because they can deeply consider   a subject without accepting it is true now most  people only fight for things they're emotionally   attached to they let those attachments fuel  their opinions this isn't always a bad thing   but it can stop you from placing yourself in  other people's shoes a sophisticated thinker   will actively explore different points of  view that calculated disbelief allows you   to have a better understanding of the things you  do believe in number nine premature understanding   how old were you when you learn to read the  average person can read a simple children's   book around six or seven by that time you should  have had a good grasp on the alphabet you should   have known how to match spoken and written words  you are probably still learning how to sound out   unfamiliar words but you could do it well enough  to get through easy sentences even though almost   every kid in elementary school learns to read it  happens a little differently for everyone some   kids rely on rhyme schemes to create meaning and  context others memorize stories and then use the   plot to piece together the actual sentences  you might have the same teacher or practice   with the same books but everyone learns to read  in a unique and personal way but psychologists   notice something about a specific group of young  readers they were significantly smarter than their   classmates they had better problem-solving skills  verbal communication and understood more complex   concepts psychologists thought this intelligence  boost came from one of two things either these   smarter kids were learning to read earlier or  they were learning to read in a better way so   which was it a 2014 study of nearly 2000 toddlers  found that it wasn't either one children weren't   smarter because they could read earlier or use  different learning strategies they were simply   exposed to more language developmental  psychologists have known for years that   young children need continued exposure to learn  this study found that consistent early exposure   to written language could actually raise your  intelligence so if your parents read you lots   of books as a kid chances are you're smarter than  you realize number 10 non-stop doodling imagine   you're sitting in class with 30 other students  can you guess which ones are the smartest just   by looking most people would immediately pick  the guy in the front taking rigorous notes but   what if I told you the girl doodling way over  there in the corner actually has the highest   IQ in the room doodling is a common symptom of an  overactive brain we create all kinds of shapes and   images to visually express our ideas and emotions  it helps you think through complex concepts by   stimulating creative thought so whether you draw  circles patterns or little cartoons doodling means   your brain is more innovative and analytical than  most number 11 novel problems if you have higher   intelligence you're probably less satisfied by  recycled and redundant ideas you feel the need to   push the boundaries no matter what field you're  in you might reinvent or reimagine rather than   stay inside the lines since the beginning of  human history the most intelligent people have   changed the world by fixing problems that no one  else knew existed they discover unique solutions   because they don't take their environments at  face value they look for gaps they search for   shortcuts and ways to improve so if you like  to challenge the world around you you might not   understand exactly how brilliant you are number  12 the power of height in the business world   it's pretty common knowledge that taller people  have some major advantages they tend to be more   and commanding they have an easier time asserting  themselves because they're less afraid to take   risks taller people are even regarded as more  attractive and face less prejudice but what   about intelligence are taller people smarter  too well a pair of psychologists found that   taller children have higher test scores than  their shorter counterparts not only were they   smarter on paper those higher test scores also  frequently translated into a successful career   but it wasn't because they were more dominant  or had more self-esteem taller kids were more   successful because of how people perceive success  the majority of people naturally associate height   with achievement which subconsciously gives taller  kids a mental and social edge hey thank you for   watching top think and be sure to subscribe  because more incredible content is on the way

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Length: 12min 3sec (723 seconds)

Published: Sun Jun 16 2019