導讀：雖然從普羅大眾中篩選出智者并不是什么艱巨的任務，但科學還是為我們提供了一些方法來分辨出聰明人和不那么聰明的人。世界范圍的研究和調查顯示，你可以依照以下幾點特征弄清你的小伙伴（也包括你自己）是不是聰明人，看看這15個智慧的表現(xiàn)，你都有嗎？

1. 聰明人花費大量時間學習各種知識。
Being intelligent is high maintenance. Among other factors it is also something that is acquired and involves hard work. An intelligent person is able to talk about just about anything because he reads and learns about everything under the sun.
聰明需要耗費精力來維護。諸多造就聰明人的因素中，努力不可或缺，且貫穿始終。一個聰明人能就任何話題侃侃而談，那是因為他閱讀、學習了世上各種知識。

2. 聰明人更精通因特網(wǎng)。
An online survey showed that more than three-quarters of people who undertook the survey believe that the Internet makes people smart. This idea stems from the fact that Internet dispenses knowledge impartially and has also improved reading and writing.
四分之三參與網(wǎng)絡調查的人都認為因特網(wǎng)能讓人變聰明，因為它能無偏見地傳播知識，還能提高讀寫能力。

3. 他們更能熬夜。
Sleep researchers tend to divide people into two groups, based on whether they exhibit "morningness" or "eveningness." A recent study claims that eveningness is an evolutionary advancement that marks out "more intelligent individuals."
睡眠研究者傾向于依人們的表現(xiàn)把人分成兩類：“清晨型”和“夜晚型”。最近一份研究表明“夜晚型”在進化上是一種高級形式，能標記出“更為聰明的個體”。

4. 聰明人更少使用電子設備，因為能導致信息過量或信息上癮。
As a study says, infomania is turning out to be a grave problem for adult workers. It is a form of distraction caused by the constant urge to check mails or text messages and in return makes a person neglect almost everything from family to duties.
研究表明，“信息癖”正成為成年人中的嚴重問題，其表現(xiàn)形式是隨時都有看郵件和手機信息的沖動，由此造成精力分散，忽視從家庭到工作等幾乎一切事務。

5. 學習音樂的孩子可能比同齡人更聰明。
As a report suggests, "There is growing evidence that musicians have structurally and functionally different brains compared with non-musicians. In particular, the areas of the brain used to process music are larger or more active in musicians. Even just starting to learn a musical instrument can change the neurophysiology of the brain. The brain regions involved in music processing are also required for other tasks, such as memory or language skills."
一份報告指出，越來越多的證據(jù)表明音樂家的大腦結構和功能都異于常人，特別是他們大腦中處理音樂的區(qū)域面積更大也更活躍。即便是初學一種樂器，也會改變大腦的神經(jīng)生理功能，而大腦中處理音樂的部位也會在其它任務中發(fā)揮作用，如記憶或語言能力。

6. 聰明人與小伙伴們相比更有可能服用消遣藥物。
It is in the nature of intellectually sharper people to indulge in evolutionary novel behaviour. Does that mean that it is healthy? You can pick your side but it must be mentioned here that intelligent people do not necessarily indulge in healthy habits.
很自然地，更聰明的人會縱容自己做出革新性的新奇行為。這是健康的嗎？你可以持保留意見，但這里必須指出，聰明人并不總是遵循健康的習慣。

7. 聰明人樂于適應，思想開放。
As mentioned in the Encyclopedia Britannica "For the most part, adaptation involves making a change in oneself in order to cope more effectively with the environment, but it can also mean changing the environment or finding an entirely new one." Intelligent people are thus, quick to adapt.
正如《大英百科全書》中提到的，“大多數(shù)時候，要適應，就必須改變自己以便有效地應對周邊環(huán)境，但同時它也意味著改變環(huán)境或找到一個全新的環(huán)境”。聰明人正是如此，迅速適應。

8. 聰明人還出了名的愛懷疑。
Not only the will to adapt, but the resistance to just about anything and everything is one trait of an intelligent mind. Although both these traits might seem to be at loggerheads, smart people have the ability to accommodate both the traits. They only believe when presented with ample facts.
聰明人不但樂于適應，他們還有一個特征是抗拒一切。盡管這兩點看似矛盾，聰明人卻能二者兼?zhèn)?。他們只相信有大量事實佐證的事。

9. 聰明人有很強的好奇心，不懼發(fā)問。
Even the most mundane thing seems fascinating to the intelligent mind. The good news is curiosity is something that can be cultivated.
在聰明的頭腦看來，最平凡之物亦具迷人光彩。好消息是好奇心是可以培養(yǎng)的。

10. 聰明人有提出深度問題的特異功能。
Intelligent people ask all the right questions. It just goes to show how fast and well their brain processes and accepts information. It also indicates that they have a working knowledge of a lot of things and are highly observant.
聰明人只問對的問題。從這一點可以看出他們的大腦在處理和接收信息時是多么迅速精準，同時也展現(xiàn)出他們懂得諸多事物的運行規(guī)律，且擁有很強的觀察能力。

11. 聰明人樂于從錯誤中學習。
Not for nothing have people stated over and over again that instead of letting your mistakes get to you and make the voice in your head louder, it is fruitful and valuable to learn from them and move on.
人們總是反復強調與其讓錯誤來找你、放大你腦中的聲音，更有效果、有價值的做法是從錯誤中學習，繼續(xù)前行，這種說法是不無道理的。

12. 聰明人更為足智多謀。
Intelligent people seem to have a working knowledge of just about everything. Resourcefulness is also a sign of evolution.
聰明人好像熟諳一切事物的運行之道，足智多謀也是進化的一個標志。

13. 聰明人能很快接受自己對某個話題或問題的無知。
This is to understand that not knowing something does not make one stupid. Intelligent people see it as an opportunity to learn more about things that they may not be familiar with.
要知道，不懂某種知識，并不會讓人愚蠢，聰明人將其看作一個學習不熟知事物的機會。

14. 聰明人的想法以事實而非信仰為基礎。
This has more to do with their skepticism. Unless and until they are presented with hard facts, they do not take things on face value.
這一點和他們的懷疑主義有關，除非他們見到了有力的事實依據(jù)，否則聰明人不會太當真。

15. 聰明人非常有同情心。
Empathy is a core element of emotional intelligence. Emotionally intelligent are not only interested in learning about experiences of others, they also understand the need and feelings of others very intimately.
同情心是情緒智慧的核心。情商高的人不僅有興趣學習別人的經(jīng)驗，還能非常貼心地體會到他人的需求和感受。

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