Intelligent People NEVER Say These 10 Phrases

Intelligent people know that language matters. People with emotional intelligence know that words are both powerful and impactful. Language has the potential to significantly change how people view us, how well we do in the workplace, and how we even view ourselves. People who are emotionally intelligent make sure their words are appropriate for the time and they choose to speak transparently. With that in mind, here are 10 phrases that intelligent people will generally not say.

Disclaimer: This video is designed to be for educational purposes and is not to suggest that people are not smart if they say things listed in this video.

Writer: Jade Hamilton
Script Editor: Isadora Ho
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
VO: Amanda Silvera
Animator: Naphia
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[Psychgo]

Happy Sunday everyone! Do you feel more intelligent already? ;)

[e.mcipher]

Claim your "I guess I am an idiot" here. I know I surely did.

[autumnnnsky]

This is more like maturity rather than intelligence but I guess maturity is a good indicator of emotional intelligence

[overse]

Fun fact: saying "no offense" will offend somebody more than without it

[Noname-]

"Expecting perfection is to set yourself up for failure."
I'm guilty to this when I was on my teenage days. Now I've learned not to look for perfection, that's why I discovered the key to one's satisfaction, which is to do the best of what you can offer, that way you'll not regret at the end! 🙂

[zaticzonicz]

"Its not my fault"

My brother: breaks a plate

Parents: *blames me*

[chimitrash]

The "why smart people struggle with relationships" video made me feel VERY smart and this one brought me down to earth

[lapislazoolii]

“This needs to be perfect.”
Is it just me or is this something that I always think to myself but never say?

[richietribe]

Being socially mature or socially confident and being intelligent are NOT the same thing, though

[lucinda]

I'm so intelligent that I never call anyone dumb or stupid. I call them "insolent fools."

[bbpgamer]

“I can’t..” Often times I know I can, I just simply choose to put it off or not do it.

[_Doctor_]

"That's not fair", At this point we all know that nobody passed that one.

[kisukoev]

This sounds more like "confident people" rather than intelligent

[MiguelmgPires]

kid: "drops his ice cream"
mother: oh no. you should be more careful
kid: would you mind telling me what I could improved on, so I can do better next time.
mother: 👁👄👁

[cashbanooca]

“That’s not in my job description” Being overnight security instead of just night shift cashier/drive through window attendant wasn’t in my job description, but it was fun just watching the back door camera and seeing what was going on.

[robing]

Love number 6. I always cut anything that could be offensive out of my argument and then people get offended anyway because they dont agree.

[Quickonomics]

I present to you, the most unlikely conversation between two smart people ever:

A: "Hey, I have this thing I need you to do. But don't worry, it will only take a minute."
B: "I can't do it. That's not in my job description."
A: "No offense, but you have to do it."
B: "That's not fair."
A: "Look, I really need you to do this, because it needs to be perfect."
B: "This might be a stupid question, but why don't you do it yourself?"
A: "Because I have a high IQ, therefore I'm smarter than you."
B: "What? That makes no sense. I don't get it?!"
A: "See, I told you so."

[hattiea]

1. “It’s not my fault”
2. “This needs to be perfect”
3. “That’s not in my job description”
4. “It’s not fair”
5. “I have a high IQ therefore I am smarter than you”
6. “No offence but...”
7. “This might be a stupid question”
8. “I can’t do it”
9. “This will only take a minute”
10. “I told you so”

[Raydood]

You forgot 1 thing, they always say this in exams.








"Oh i didn't study" and gets a perfect score
or
"Im probably going to fail" But every time they say that they are always above passing score

[opulenceharbingerofchaos]

“This might be a stupid question, but…”

I say this not because of a lack of confidence, but because of past experiences of everyone calling my questions “stupid” or “dumb” or “pointless”.