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A look into the habits (good and bad) of the world's smartest people. From Einstein to Beethoven, see what some of the world's greatest minds were known for doing. Courtesy of http://www.online-phd-programs.org/smart-people/
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THE GOOD HABITS
THE BAD HABITS
GOOD AND BAD HABITSof Smart People
THE
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A British Cohort Study tested children’s IQs at ages 5, 10, and 16. Thirty years later they were
asked if they used drugs in the past year.
Chronic anxiety can lead to:
SMOKINGDEPRESSION NEUROTICISM
A 1995 demographically controlled study surveyed IQ levels of 20,000 students. Ten years later they checked their sleep patterns.
sleep deprivation Increases:
Risk of heart disease
Risk of obesity
Likelihood of depression
Follow in the footsteps of some of the world's smartest people. Just make sure you only pick up their GOOD habits.
INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENTAn indicator of an individual’s mental abilities
relative to others of approximately the same age.
Average IQ 100Above Average 115
Genius 140Extraordinary Genius 160
They Are Persistent
albert einstein Bill Gates Thomas Edison Ben Franklin Beethoven
MORE THAN
NO WRITTEN GOALS
WRITTEN GOALS
SHARED GOALS WITH FRIENDS
43%
64%
% WHO accomplished GOALS
76%
The self-awareness of one’s own knowledge. Metacognition encourages critical thinking
and helps maximize cognitive skills.
Metacognition
COGNITIVE SKILLS INCLUDE:
comparing analyzing inferring
IQ level is a good indicator of rates of virginity amongst adolescents.
Remember, while extreme intelligence has some
negative associations, exhibiting these traits
won’t make you smarter!
Sources
http://shawneehistory.tripod.com/16.pdfhttp://personal.lse.ac.uk/KANAZAWA/pdfs/PAID2009.pdfhttp://www.iqtest.com/http://www.gnxp.com/blog/2007/04/intercourse-and-intelligence.phphttp://cdn.sidsavara.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/researchsummary2.pdfhttp://www.instituteforhabitsofmind.com/resources/pdf/16HOM.pdfhttp://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-scientific-fundamentalist/201010/why-intelligent-people-use-more-drugshttp://personal.lse.ac.uk/kanazawa/pdfshttp://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-scientific-fundamentalist/201102/more-intelligent-people-are-more-likely-binge-drink-and-gepaid2009.pdfhttp://www.csun.edu/~krowlands/Content/Academic_Resources/Reading/Useful%20Articles/Cunningham-What%20Reading%20Does%20for%20the%20Mind.pdf
online-phd-programs.org
IQ < 75
IQ 75 90 110 125 +
ADULT BINGE DRINKING BASED ON CHILDHOOD IQ
likelyHOOD OF TEEN SEX BASED ON IQ
IQ > 125
IQ < 100 120<IQ <130
less than once a year
5 TIMES GREATER THAN
once every other month
87%of all undergrad students have had sex. Compared to the students at top schools:
HARVARD
59%PRINCETON
56%MIT
51%
Every additional IQ point increases
odds of virginity by:
MALES
2.7%FEMALES
1.7%
BOYSIQ > 107 2X
12AM
1AM
BEDTIME BY IQ Z ZZ
They Set Goals
IQ=160 IQ=160 IQ=145 IQ=160 IQ=165
Did not speak until he was 4
They are self-disciplined
They are night owls They are anxious
They are avid readers
They think about thinking
THE BENEFITS TO READING
Increases verbal skills
Helps articulate thoughts
Increases concentration
Improves writing skills
Enhances problem solving skills
Improvedmemory
15 MINUTES 1,000,000 of reading a day exposes you to
words a year
Students who were given 4 weeks to accomplish a goal performed in the
following ways:
They tend to drink They use drugsStudies show that intelligent children are more
likely to drink as adults, compared to their peers.
more likely to use illegal drugs during adulthood than peers
GIRLSIQ > 107 3X more likely
In a 2012 study patients with generic anxiety disorder exhibited higher IQ
scores than healthy volunteers.
First business failed
1000+ lightbulb attempts
School dropout at age 10
Told he would fail