2 'Weird Ticks' Only Intelligent People Have, By a Psychologist

A psychologist highlights two habits often seen in highly intelligent people: a persistent need to understand things fully and difficulty making simple decisions.

Research links a strong “need for cognition” with multiple forms of intelligence, including fluid, crystallized, and general intelligence.

The same tendency can look like stubbornness or indecision, but it may reflect a maximizing mindset and deep mental processing.

The article argues that behaviors often dismissed as irritating or dysfunctional can actually be signs of higher cognitive ability.