If there's one thing I've learned about intelligence, it's that only a small percentage of people are "over-intelligent."
People who are “over-smart” are those who, to be honest, “work really, very hard.”
So, how can you go from "overly intelligent" to "overly intelligent"?
Only a small portion of what we say originates in our heads.
Consider that for a moment.
Many of the things we know and the information we gain from our experiences come from a variety of sources, including books; so, reading is of paramount importance.
People that are extremely intelligent read a lot.
They do, however, read high-quality material.
Intelligent individuals don't spend their days checking to see whether a high school friend (who hasn't spoken to them in over a decade) is getting married.
These people don't read the dreck magazines that sit next to the candy bars at the grocery store's exit. They don't watch much TV, don't spend all day on Facebook, and are unconcerned by the mundane technology that the rest of the world uses on a regular basis.
People who are extremely intelligent read what they need to know from people who are smarter than they are.
So just stand there and think, "Wow!" when they share something. This person is really intelligent!
Consider the five persons with whom you spend the most time.
Are there at least three of them who are smarter than you?
No?
Keep the more intelligent two and switch the remaining three.
I'm not saying you shouldn't keep in touch with them, but if you want to be incredibly clever, you need to invest your time wisely, which means hanging out with people who will challenge you to be better.
I raise my baseline IQ by spending time with people who are far smarter than me.
They teach me so much, and I still need to figure out who they are in order to become as intelligent as they are. And, of course, I want to be able to provide them with something useful in exchange.
Spend time with very brilliant people if you want to be super smart.
Knowledge is vomited by smart people. Extremely clever people, on the other hand, absorb knowledge, test it, and turn it into "overpowered" knowledge.
You can tell if they're just repeating what someone else said or if they're speaking from personal experience. And in whom do you have the most faith?
Do you think the person who is experiencing it is going to keep going, learning something new, and striving to delve deeper? Anytime.
I put what I've read to the test. If I read a book on time management and like the concept, I give it a two-week trial run to see how well it works.
If I read about a new marketing approach, for example, I'll come up with something fresh to better it.
If I don't understand something, I try it out for myself.
What happens in this case most of the time? I make far too many errors.
In the process, I'm learning a tonne, a tonne, and a tonne of stuff.
Being perceived as "over-smart" entails more than simply that.
For example, while I am very informed about music, I am completely ignorant about geography and history. If someone asks me about the political party of the United States' 5th President, I will be unable to respond.
People who know a little bit about everything stand out as "over-intelligent." They can say something — at the very least, they can add anything — regardless of where the debate leads.
Not to add, the more you know about a variety of topics, the more you will be able to connect with "something."
Keep whatever your major source of information is, but mix it up with other random facts.
Let's say I'm standing next to two equally bright scientists, but one of them understands how to dress well, play the guitar, and knows who won the World Series last year. That individual would strike me as "Over-intelligent," "Almost" genius.
