But just because the early bird gets the worm doesn't mean that the night owl is left empty handed (empty beaked?). Studies show that night owls and those who wake up later actually are smarter and more creative than their early rising counterparts.
Psychology Today reported that intelligent people are likely to be nocturnal beings, with those with a higher IQ going bed later on both weeknights and weekends.
What time do smart people wake up? In a survey of Americans in their twenties, Kanazawa showed that those with an IQ of over 125 tended to go to bed around 12:30 a.m. and wake up around 8:00 a.m. on weekdays, and to go to bed around 1:45 a.m. and wake up around 11:00 a.m. on weekends.
Did you know that insomnia is more common for those who have a high IQ. Intelligent people have a harder time switching off their brain. So, maybe you are just too clever to snooze! Don't panic, high IQ or not, cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia can help you.
Many people with high level of intelligence lean towards over-thinking and keep analyzing everything that occurs in their life, their surroundings and beyond. Too much thinking can be exhausting at times, especially when your thoughts lead you to conclusions which vex and frustrate you.
New research suggests that highly intelligent people find it tricky to focus their minds because they have so many brilliant ideas constantly whizzing around their brains (#geniusproblems).
10 HOURS OF SLEEP AND ONE-SECOND NAPS
It's common knowledge that sleep is good for your brain – and Einstein took this advice more seriously than most. He reportedly slept for at least 10 hours per day – nearly one and a half times as much as the average American today (6.8 hours).
Most Geniuses Perfected the Power Nap
That's pretty much true. Since a lot of them tend to believe that it is absolutely imperative to stay ahead, they seem to think that sleeping deprives them of this opportunity. Hence, they'd reduce the time they rest at night in order to have more functional, waking hours.
Some studies show that speaking more rapidly makes you seem more intelligent, possibly because speed implies certainty. So what should you do? There's a better approach than simply speaking quickly or slowly, because how quickly you should speak can depend on the situation you're in.
The majority of successful business leaders get up no later than 6 a.m., according to a new survey of CEOs from Inc. magazine's latest ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The survey of 1,086 CEOs of U.S. companies on the 2022 Inc.
Studies show that night owls and those who wake up later actually are smarter and more creative than their early rising counterparts. They also have higher IQs according to The Independent. Unfortunately, night owls have slightly lower academic scores than early risers (by about 8%).
Early mornings are quiet and the world is at a halt, making the time yours. Successful people use these early hours to exercise, catch up on the news, read, and have breakfast.
Research with levels of giftedness (Ruf, 2005) shows early talking — saying several words — starts as early as 5.5 months in some children, and while that's certainly unusually precocious behavior, some equally intelligent children say very little before they are 20 months old.
It's common knowledge that sleep is good for your brain – and Einstein took this advice more seriously than most. He reportedly slept for at least 10 hours per day – nearly one and a half times as much as the average American today (6.8 hours).
Talking to yourself, it turns out, is a sign of genius. The smartest people on earth talk to themselves. Look at the inner monologues of the greatest thinkers. Look at poetry!
Less sleep lowers IQ scores
The daily decline is approximately one IQ point for the first hour of sleep loss, two for the next, and four for the next. After five successive days of sleeping less than you need, your IQ can be lowered by up to 15 points.
Inventor Nikola Tesla never slept for more than two hours a day. Tesla got more out of the day with his limited sleep schedule. He claimed to never sleep for more than two hours a day and reportedly once worked for 84 hours in a lab without sleep.
Elon Musk says he's upped his sleep to 6 hours per night—and that his old routine hurt his brain.
Tesla's approach to sleep can be considered just a quirky as any other aspect of his life, as he was said to sleep for no more than two hours per night.
Albert Einstein is said to have slept 10 hours per night, plus regular daytime naps.
How much sleep did Beethoven get? Between 1822 and 1827, Beethoven had a pretty balanced schedule. He got 8 hours of sleep, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. After a light breakfast (coffee), he'd start a nice 8-hour workday of composing from 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Misdiagnosis is not uncommon when high IQ and ADHD collide. Very bright children who are also highly active are sometimes misdiagnosed with ADHD. On the other hand, some highly intelligent children with ADHD can focus on things that interest them for an extended period of time, which can lead to misdiagnosis as well.
Perhaps not, as according to a study by scientists from Florida Gulf Coast University laziness could correlate with high intelligence. The study found that people with a high IQ rarely got bored. As a result, they spent more time lost in thought.
Many people with slow processing speed possess high intelligence and may have a high IQ. It just takes them longer to process information and articulate a response.