‘What is incorrectly perceived as a sign of intelligence?’ – 23 most relatable responses
13.
‘A cromulent vocabulary.’
jinxes_are_pretend
14.
‘Glasses.’
Arkarian_0
15.
‘A college degree.’
samanthahasbadbangs
16.
‘Being emotionally stunted. High IQ does not equal low EQ, you can be a dick and stupid and you can be smart and charismatic. It’s not one or the other.’
Blissfully_Arrogant
17.
‘Strong opinions, held with confidence.’
Homely_Bonfire
18.
‘Scoring an A when I was 14.’
TelevisionCroissant
19.
‘I’m living in China right now and everyone keeps calling me intelligent as I’m bald and left handed.’
Halfmoonhero
20.
‘Being labeled “gifted” at a young age.’
Gullible-Lobster-590
21.
‘Knowing lots of digits of Pi. It just prove that you took the time to memorize something useless. No one will ever need to remember more than 3 or 4 digits.’
mickdrop
22.
‘knowledge =/= intelligence’
Durfael
23.
‘As someone who’s been in academia and the field of medicine/research for many years, I promise you, despite what people who aren’t really in these spaces might think, it isn’t exactly crawling with geniuses.
‘Now there are a few gifted people to be sure but 99% it’s perfectly average people who just showed up and did the work. It’s more commitment than intelligence. As long as you don’t have an actual severe learning disability and have access to the correct resources (this is a big one) and put in the effort, you can do it too.
‘Also, don’t ever assume that just because someone is incredibly knowledgeable at one thing that it will carry over broadly to other things. Some of the most successful people have incredibly narrow, focused specialized knowledge. If an orthopaedic surgeon tries to talk to you about infectious disease, take it with a grain of salt. If an astronaut tries to talk to you about the economy, take it with a grain of salt.’
50YearSword
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