Hajra Naz
There is a number of personality traits that set highly intelligent people apart from others. Surprisingly, these traits are not connected to a person’s IQ level but are associated with one’s intense feelings, emotions, and social interactions. Most individuals do not realize their natural gifts therefore they rarely utilize their full creative potential. Only highly intelligent people truly understand their creative abilities and utilize them to their full capacity.
Following is a quick attempt to sketch the overall picture for everyone to understand his/her ability and to adopt the traits of highly intelligent people.
They understand that knowing everything is not possible:
It is not possible to be familiar with each and every topic. Highly intelligent people understand it completely and never hesitate to tell others if they are not aware of a subject. Because when they do not know something, they learn it from others and acquire as much knowledge as they can.
 They are adaptable:
Highly intelligent people adapt to their environment by changing their behaviors. They cope effectively with their surroundings and make themselves accustomed to different concepts.
 Curiosity:
Intellectual curiosity is something that makes a person highly intelligent. Such people make themselves open to new experiences and learn from every aspect of life.
They are broadminded:
Smart people are open in their ideas and are flexible to accept others’ values and thoughts. They respect other people’s visions. They withhold their own beliefs until they have enough evidence and accept things as they are.
Extreme self-control:
Before a project, smart people clarify their goals and plan for them. They always explore alternative strategies and keep the consequences in mind. They have extreme self-control which helps them to solve their problems and move towards their goals.
They are individualistic:
Highly intelligent people enjoy their own company, discussing their ideas, and planning with them. They are less attracted to socialization than others and find it more useful to think about issues that have meaning in life.
Great sense-of-humor:
Smart people are not boring; they have a good sense of humor. According to studies that were carried out, professional comedians were amongst the highest scorers on measures of verbal intelligence.
They can connect easily to all topics:
Highly intelligent people draw parallel lines between contrasting ideas and visions. They accept old ideas and alter them to adapt to future prospects.
They are more empathetic:
They understand others feeling and almost feel what others went through. Highly intelligent people are always interested in meeting new people and learning from their experiences.
They are anxious:
Smart people wonder a lot about different things. They are always anxious to know the reason for the existence of everything and consider situations from different angles.
They procrastinate:
Smart people stay away from useless matters and procrastinate on more important tasks. They take time with meaningful work and keep noodling on different possibilities for the results. They allow more divergent ideas to enter their mind rather than running conventional procedures.
