12 Signs Someone Is Smarter Than They Look — Backed by Psychology

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They’re brutally okay with saying “I don’t know”

They listen more than they talk

They swear like a sailor

They’re night owls who look like zombies

They laugh at jokes three seconds after everyone else

They’re messy as hell

They can explain complicated using stick figures and crayons

They’re weirdly calm when everything’s on fire

They’re obsessively early or chronically late (nothing in between)

They can sit in total silence without dying inside

They remember the most random details about you

They apologize fast and mean it (even when it’s your fault)

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