Humanoid 3.0
03-16-2025, 3:14pm
Do we know anyone here who has a clean sweep, as in they don't have any of the indicators but fancy themself intelligent. :waiting:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/emilykling1/signs-that-someone-is-way-smarter-than-they-let-on
1. "People who meet you on your wavelength are smarter than most."
2. "People who can admit when they’re wrong. People who reconsider their positions based on new evidence."
3. "Endless curiosity."
4. "Good comedy. There are so many great comedians who play dumb and make jokes about how stupid they are, but I think you have to be above average intelligence to be a great comedian."
5. "People who ask perceptive questions which show a deep and considered comprehension of what's being said and meant, and how the information interacts with the wider picture."
6. "They talk to themselves a lot but not in a weird way. More like they’re processing stuff to remember and later on apply it."
7. "The fact that they're not letting on how smart they are."
8. "They're kinder. Kindness is just smart."
9. "The sharpest guy I ever worked with once said, 'A trained monkey could do my job,' as he was converting my measured values to hexadecimal in his head as he input adjusted CNC parameters."
10. "Very quick wit. You have to be smart to process and deliver."
11. "Emotionally smart people can share information that reassures other people before the other person even brings it up."
12. "Someone who can explain a very complex topic to a room full of lay-people is usually pretty good at what they do."
13. "I subscribe to the idea that there are multiple types of intelligence. I have a mate who didn't finish high school, but he can fix and build anything. Engines just run better if he's around them. He has total mastery of the physical world. You'll never convince me that he's not brilliant, even though he hasn't read a book since he was a kid."
14. "The more you know, the more aware you are of the things you don't know."
15. "Really smart people tend to be interested in many different topics. They are naturally curious about many different things."
16. "Rather than getting frustrated when they don't know something, they get excited. I had a chemistry professor in college who was SO smart, and when somebody asked a question she couldn't answer, her eyes lit up as she said, 'I don't know. Let's find out!' To her, not knowing something was just an opportunity to learn something new."
17. "If they begin their answer to most questions with something like, 'I don’t really know...' or 'I don’t have all the details...' or 'I’m sure someone more knowledgeable can enlighten you on this…'"
18. "Shakespeare wrote, 'The fool considers himself to be wise, while the wise man considers himself to be a fool.' Somebody who knows and understands that is smart."
19. "They seem lucky."
20. "A person who makes decisions that are perceived by many as 'strange' (taking unconventional paths, seemingly descending the career ladder, and so on)."
21. "The biggest thing for me is speed of learning and automatically is able to draw connections from one seemingly distant discipline to another unrelated discipline. Being able to extrapolate wide and deep."
22. And finally, "All of the above and also: depression."
https://www.buzzfeed.com/emilykling1/signs-that-someone-is-way-smarter-than-they-let-on
1. "People who meet you on your wavelength are smarter than most."
2. "People who can admit when they’re wrong. People who reconsider their positions based on new evidence."
3. "Endless curiosity."
4. "Good comedy. There are so many great comedians who play dumb and make jokes about how stupid they are, but I think you have to be above average intelligence to be a great comedian."
5. "People who ask perceptive questions which show a deep and considered comprehension of what's being said and meant, and how the information interacts with the wider picture."
6. "They talk to themselves a lot but not in a weird way. More like they’re processing stuff to remember and later on apply it."
7. "The fact that they're not letting on how smart they are."
8. "They're kinder. Kindness is just smart."
9. "The sharpest guy I ever worked with once said, 'A trained monkey could do my job,' as he was converting my measured values to hexadecimal in his head as he input adjusted CNC parameters."
10. "Very quick wit. You have to be smart to process and deliver."
11. "Emotionally smart people can share information that reassures other people before the other person even brings it up."
12. "Someone who can explain a very complex topic to a room full of lay-people is usually pretty good at what they do."
13. "I subscribe to the idea that there are multiple types of intelligence. I have a mate who didn't finish high school, but he can fix and build anything. Engines just run better if he's around them. He has total mastery of the physical world. You'll never convince me that he's not brilliant, even though he hasn't read a book since he was a kid."
14. "The more you know, the more aware you are of the things you don't know."
15. "Really smart people tend to be interested in many different topics. They are naturally curious about many different things."
16. "Rather than getting frustrated when they don't know something, they get excited. I had a chemistry professor in college who was SO smart, and when somebody asked a question she couldn't answer, her eyes lit up as she said, 'I don't know. Let's find out!' To her, not knowing something was just an opportunity to learn something new."
17. "If they begin their answer to most questions with something like, 'I don’t really know...' or 'I don’t have all the details...' or 'I’m sure someone more knowledgeable can enlighten you on this…'"
18. "Shakespeare wrote, 'The fool considers himself to be wise, while the wise man considers himself to be a fool.' Somebody who knows and understands that is smart."
19. "They seem lucky."
20. "A person who makes decisions that are perceived by many as 'strange' (taking unconventional paths, seemingly descending the career ladder, and so on)."
21. "The biggest thing for me is speed of learning and automatically is able to draw connections from one seemingly distant discipline to another unrelated discipline. Being able to extrapolate wide and deep."
22. And finally, "All of the above and also: depression."