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/

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