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The Good and Bad Habits of Smart People

What do high IQ individuals have in common? They are persistent. For example, Albert Einstein didn't speak until he was four years old, Bill Gates' first business was a complete failure, Thomas Edison failed over 1,000 times before he created the first lightbulb, and Benjamin Franklin dropped out of school at the age of 10. They set goals. Those who set clearly defined goals and share their goals with their friends are 76 percent more likely to accomplish them. They are avid readers.By reading just 15 minutes a day, you'll digest more than 1,000,000 words every year. They are self-disciplined and they think about thinking. Practicing metacognition increases self-awareness of one's own knowledge.

Nobody's perfect, not even those with a genius-level IQ. According to studies, there also tends to be certain negative behaviors exhibited by some of the most intelligent people. They tend to drink and use drugs.Studies show that children with IQs greater than 125 are more likely to binge drink as adults. Research shows that boys who score greater than 107 on their IQ tests were twice as likely, and girls three times as likely, to use drugs on a regular basis as the average adult.They are night owls and have anxiety. Studies have shown that the higher the IQ, the later the bedtime, and the greater the instance of generalized anxiety disorder. While extreme intelligence has some negative associations, exhibiting these traits won't make you smarter!