How to learn not only to accompany, but also to meet the mind? It is very difficult to do this, because an intelligent person is a person who cannot immediately be found in the crowd. Unless, of course, her extraordinary mind did not make a genius world famous.
Signs of a smart person
Each intelligent person is unique, but all of them are united by several signs that you will now learn about:
- Ability to solve any problems. A smart person does not see unsolvable tasks. He tries to find an original way out of any situation and, as a rule, comes up with it.
- Ability to listen. A smart person is a person who knows that by listening carefully and asking leading questions, you can learn a lot of interesting things about your interlocutor, which is why an intelligent person cannot be a talker.
- Good memory. Often called mind the ability to memorize and skillful use of knowledge stored on shelves of memory.
- Wide horizons. A smart person is aware of everything. He is interested in all areas of life, he is able to support any conversation.
- The desire to share knowledge. An intelligent person never seeks to make someone stupid (although it is very easy for him to do this). On the contrary, he tries to convey his experience or help others become a little smarter.
- Modesty. The phrases of smart people do not abound in obscure words and scientific terms. They speak a language that everyone understands and as if shy of their genius.
- Competent organization of leisure. Smart people do not spend hours on social networks, looking at funny photos, pictures or videos. They prefer interesting and informative books or documentaries. At the same time, smart people know that they also need rest from intellectual studies, so sports, playing music or painting attract them very much.
How to become smarter?
What to do to make the brain work better? We will give you some tips on how to become (and not seem) a little smarter:
- Breathe deeper. A brain full of oxygen works better.
- Read more. Prefer reading the book, rather than watching a movie based on its motives. Firstly, this is how you make the brain independently illustrate the work, and secondly, immerse yourself in it much deeper.
- Get rid of junk words. In addition to clogging up speech, they also confuse thoughts. Profanity should be forgotten altogether.
- Train your brain. Remembering exercises, arithmetic, and all kinds of brainstorming should be your favorite pastime.
- Take an interest in everything that happens in the world. You will not only be in the know about all the events, but you will also be able to share or exchange opinions with your family and friends.
- Do not be afraid to leave your comfort zone. Enough to sit out all your free time in front of the computer. Go to the city competition "What? Where? When?" Or visit the picture gallery, you will like it.
- Learn to use the mind. Research by scientists shows that people think no more than 10% of the time. We do many actions on the machine, say nonsense, guided by emotions. Try to control your actions and think before speaking.
- Get into the idea that you are really smart. Starting to think so, you will think and act differently.
- Keep your wording clear. The words and thoughts of smart people should not be ambiguous. Express yourself clearly, speak confidently and be balanced and self-sufficient.
- Strive for excellence. Never stop there. Strive for the ideal in everything: in cooking, in work, in raising children.
- Leave time for thought. Sometimes a person needs to isolate himself from the whole world and reason in silence alone with himself. Do not deny yourself this.
- Read biographies and quotes from smart people. You will understand that many of them are self-taught who do not have several entities, but are continuously striving for self-development.
Let's turn to the dictionary
In Ozhegov's dictionary, "smart" is interpreted as "possessing the mind." Everything is quite logical. It is worth then to understand what is the mind.
According to the same dictionary, the mind has several meanings:
- The ability of a person to think, as the basis of intelligent (conscious) life.
- High degree of development of intelligence.
- In a figurative sense, one can say so about a person as a carrier of intelligence (for example, the best minds of mankind).
Dispel myths
It's time to talk about what claims about smart people are not entirely true.
A smart person knows a lot. This is partly true. However, a truly intelligent person is one who knows how to properly manage his knowledge.
Mind = education. In fact, the presence of even ten higher educations is not a sign of the mind. Education helps enrich and hone the mind, but cannot replace it.
Mind = intelligence. Equating the mind with the intellect is also not entirely true. Indeed, the mind is not only the ability to correctly and quickly answer test questions, but also quick wit, cunning, and life experience. An intelligent person knows this and is trying to comprehensively develop.
The smartest people in the world
It's time to get to know people who are rightly considered the greatest minds.
They are united not only by a prohibitively high rate of intelligence, but also by a number of other outstanding abilities.
10th place - James Woods with an IQ of 180
The popular actor starred in more than 5 dozen films, including Once Upon a Time in America, Superheroes, and Justice League. By his example, he dispels the myth that the most intelligent person is necessarily a mathematician, physicist, or representative of other exact sciences.
Learning never caused Woods difficulties, but his bad character prevented him. He could not deny himself the pleasure of arguing with teachers and never compromised.
9th place - Garry Kasparov, IQ 190
Harry grew up in a family where chess was treated with special trepidation. Engineer parents often spent evenings at the chessboard. The boy also joined his beloved family pursuit, improving his IQ.
Already at 22, Kasparov defeated Anatoly Karpov and became the champion.
And in 1997, Harry tied with a computer, losing to him only once, which hit the entire world community.
8th place - Mislav Predavech, IQ 192
A mathematics professor from Croatia is no different from ordinary people, except perhaps by the highest intelligence coefficient. He loves rock music and the Mafia game. Mislav’s wife claims that he often can’t cope with elementary gadgets and asks her to put money on her phone or insert a SIM card.
7th place - Rick Rosner, IQ 192
The American TV presenter always went to the dream of creating his own television project. But the path to fame was thorny and the star had to try himself in many professions. He was a waiter, and a model, and a stripper, took part in the American version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” and did not forget to improve his intellectual abilities.
6th place - Christopher Langan, IQ 195
The most intelligent man in America was not famous for his intellect. In 1999, he became known as a weightlifting champion.
The boy was self-taught both in comprehending science and in muscle swing. Due to financial difficulties, he preferred the work of a bouncer. But, when he became famous, he earned money and adjusted his personal life, returned to science and created a theory about the cognitive-theoretical model of the Universe.
5th place - Evangelos Katsiulis, IQ 205
The Greek psychiatrist has been successful in many areas. He has a degree in philosophy, is engaged in psychopharmacology, loves to travel and explore the world, as well as swim and draw. As you can see, such activities are not alien to the smartest people in the history of mankind.
4th place - Kim Ung-Yong, IQ 210
At 4 years old, the famous Korean was already able to read in 4 languages and solved complex problems.
At the age of 8, he was invited to study at the University of Colorado, after which he worked as a teacher there for 10 years. Longing for his homeland made him return to Korea.
He is officially recognized as the smartest person on Earth, despite the fact that there are people whose intelligence score is even higher.
3rd place - Christopher Hirata, IQ 225 points
Christopher declared himself at school, gaining one after one victory in the Olympics. At age 14, the boy entered the University, and at 16 began his career at NASA, studying the issue of conquering Mars and other planets.
At 22, Christopher received the title of Doctor of Science in Astrophysics, but his area of interest is not limited to space.
2nd place Marilyn Vos Savant - 228 points
The only woman in our ranking is a journalist. She leads a column in the magazine Parade with puzzles and riddles on various topics. Her husband, Robert Jarvik, is the creator of the artificial heart. He has an intelligence score 40 points lower than Marilyn.
