5 Things Intelligent People NEVER Do

When it comes to intelligence, we refer to someone who pushes themselves to learn more. Intelligent people unlike smart people have an innate desire for learning, whereas smart individuals are more so like street smart. Intelligent people know how to ask questions whereas smart people just tell you what you should hear. Intelligent people know how to self reflect whereas smart people think they know the best. In this video, we cover some interesting researched back studies that hint at what intelligent people do when compared to the average.

Writer: Brian Cham
Script Editor: Isadora Ho
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
VO: Amanda Silvera
Animator: @Naphia
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong

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[Psychgo]

Which Netflix series are you watching at the moment?

[pixelpancakes]

Remember, if you feel stupid, intelligence comes in more forms than being book-smart. Creativity and emotional understanding also count!

[seleneisdaname]

I've seen intelligent people do all of the following:

1. Get complacent
2. Dwell on the past
3. Sit around
4. Listen to happy and repetitive music
5. Indulge in Alcohol/tobacco

Some of my friends and family were prime examples of the OPPOSITE of all of these traits.. All of these are lifestyle choices which are shaped from mental health, environment, upbringing, what your family/peers accept, mood, personal preference, personality, and where that person is in their life at the time.

[bunnygirl]

Some of these are symptoms of trauma and mental illness like depression and anxiety. This makes it sound if you have experienced trauma, have ptsd, depression and anxiety disorders, you are automatically unintelligent. Even though it might not be your fault you experienced that trauma

[dymphrpeeters]

I honestly think "intelligent" people would not think so black and white to exclude certain habits from intelligence. Not a single human being is perfect, and besides, not all habits named are "bad". So to say that an intelligent person (whatever that may be) would never do something is a clear thinking trap. And I want to add that there might be a correlation between what is considered intelligence and certain habits, but correlation does not mean causation. It doesn't automatically mean that any person who *does* do one of these thing is simply not intelligent (because truely intelligent people would "never do this").

[frana]

1. They don’t get complacent.
2. They don’t dwell on the past.
3. They don’t listen to repetitive cheerful music.
4. They don’t sit around.
5. They don’t indulge in alcohol or tobacco.

[Bosscr]

I have an IQ of 130, not a genius but still pretty intelligent. Most of these apply to me except the music one. When I’m in a bad mood I enjoy listening to upbeat/ repetitive music because it usually helps me feel better

[HeyMJ.]

Trying to simplify a highly complex aspect of an individual by distilling into five traits may cause more harm than good. 🙁

[psychgomandarin]

0:00 intro
0:26 1、They don't get complacent
1:06 2、They don't dwell on the past
1:44 3、They don't listen to repetitive cheerful music
2:22 4、They don't sit around
3:01 5、They don't indulge in alcohol or tobacco
3:27 Outro

[robbiepittman]

I am a highly intelligent 63 yo woman. I am bipolar. I am adhd. I have ptsd.
I procrastinate.
I listen to classic rock n roll (happy, sad, or indifferent).
I don't dwell on the past when it hits me, but it hits hard.
I enjoy alcohol, tobacco and marijuana.
And when depression hits, laying around is more like curling into a ball and staying on the sofa or bed for the day.
This was not a list about mentally challenged intelligent people... but about mentally healthy intelligent people. Praise God that they are!
Thanks p2g

[caleighbocrie]

I guess I’ve become less intelligent after trauma…

I know that these things mentioned in the video don’t apply to everyone who is intelligent, but it does make me feel a bit off since many of the behaviors listed are things I only began doing after the traumas I experienced in college.

[ceanicify]

This seems... wrong. I am intelligent (honestly) and I do 2-5.
Not really complacent, but love disco, drink at times, relax to process and dwell in the past.
Really think something is wrong here.

[Nope]

Intelligent people do not think in absolutes, either. "Never" is rare to hear from them.

[hyphend]

I think these points show that being smart just makes you kinda sad because you realize all the terrible things going on around you.

[williamsvisualeffects]

1:59 “Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.” Said Ernest

[SoupOfClams]

Usually a huge fan of the stuff you put out but this one comes off a lot stronger than I think you guys intended.

[Elfieee]

A lot of these aren't entirely true some of the bad behaviors that intelligent people "don't do" can also be caused by deppersion or other mental health issues

[Elfieee]

Something my dad told me was that intelligence is really a quite useless metric some of the most intelligent people in the world could still the the most stupid views and be very unsuccessful because of poor education and failure to have an open mind

[km]

1. Intelligent people tend to overdo a lot but they know that taking their time to rest is also important in order to function well
2. They usually grow up faster mentally so they process more things that the ones they can understand which leads to emotional attachment or "weakness" as they have less control over their emotions
3. They know that dwelling all the time with sad memories doesn't help too much so they can spend time to time listening to white music as a background even to work or study
4. Intelligent people love learning things and getting new knowledge stimuli (as ADHD) and guess what, YT is the perfect place to do so, so they can sit around anywhere and learn even (in the weirdest situations)
5. They tend to have more mental illnesses such as depression or anxiety for perfection which may lead into drugs or alcohol abuse

What I'm trying to say is that there are a lot of "intelligent" people and we can't just judge something from it's cover. This looks like a to do list to think that you're intelligent but it doesn't work at all even if it might help you somehow to get better habits like, don't do drugs

[xxronnythelazyratxx]

Intelligent people don’t tell others what they need to do/not do to be intelligent.