8 Signs You're Not as Smart as You Think You Are | Habits of "Fake Smart" People

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  @seanbreeden · 5 months ago

  I often use big words I don't understand so I can sound more photosynthesis.

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  @MomoKunDaYo · 5 months ago

  Watching this after the signs of a high iq video to humble myself

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  @boyceps · 5 months ago

  I heard one person say, "If I'm wrong, I want to know." And I agree with that.

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  @ReiShs · 5 months ago

  One thing this video doesn't consider is learned behavior. When you get severely punished for mistakes as a child, being wrong or right becomes matter of survival and not an indicator of IQ.

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  @Caleb94Love · 5 months ago

  I feel that the majority of people watching this video are actually on the positive trend side of intelligence. Someone who doesn't want their beliefs challenged or are uncomfortable with their view of themselves and reality popping wouldn't want to watch a video that directly confronts that.

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  @MikeInOregon · 5 months ago

  I just presume I’m stupider than the universe so every situation is a learning opportunity.

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  @AtlasPsychologyLab · 5 months ago (edited)

  I used to think sounding confident meant being smart. But over time, I’ve noticed “fake smart” often shows up in small habits -talking more than listening, needing to win every argument, dismissing other perspectives, and repeating the same mistakes without reflection. It’s not about lacking intelligence… it’s about avoiding the discomfort of questioning yourself. And that’s usually where real growth gets blocked.

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  @shawnholloway9186 · 5 months ago

  The more that I know, the more that I know that I don’t know, ‘ya know?

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  @krwada · 5 months ago

  Mark Twain said:<br><br>&quot;It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so&quot;

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  @Sirmissalot90 · 5 months ago

  I’ve met plenty of genuinely smart people who wanted others to recognize their intelligence and their contributions. &nbsp;Wanting to be recognized for one’s intelligence does not necessarily indicate that they’re an idiot in disguise. &nbsp;They may be a genuinely smart person who knows their mind is the only thing they really have going for them and they don’t want to be socially invisible.

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  @SamPsychology-888 · 5 months ago

  I feel like the smartest people I know are usually the first to admit they don’t know something

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• AP

  @aprobstayahoo · 5 months ago

  In karaoke bars it&apos;s known as the Dunning-Crooner Effect.

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