New research says intelligent people are messy, stay up late, and curse a lot

Re:New research says intelligent people are messy, stay up l... by abnry on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @02:22PM (#19038320)

How these things often go:

Headline: "Smart people do X"

"I do X, therefore I am smart!"

Oh the irony.

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Re:New research says intelligent people are messy, stay up l... by vokep on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @02:33PM (#19038457)

But theres also

"I know many things and people claim I'm smart, but I insist on feeling stupid anyways, and part of the rationale for that is because I do X....oh you say smart people do X? Maybe I'm pretty okay then"

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Re:New research says intelligent people are messy, stay up l... by bsmitty5000 on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @02:27PM (#19038375)

Ironic because intelligent people should know correlation != causation? Well, I think sometimes correlation could indicate the cause, you just can't prove it. And in the case of myself I choose to believe!

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Re:New research says intelligent people are messy, stay up l... by agency on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @02:29PM (#19038400)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirming_the_consequent

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Re:New research says intelligent people are messy, stay up l... by tericho on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @02:32PM (#19038449)

To this point, here is the 2nd last sentence in the article:

> So, if you enjoy your swears, and being awake really late, and have a messy room, don't worry. You have a higher IQ than most!

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Re:New research says intelligent people are messy, stay up l... by dwaltrip on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @04:09PM (#19039522)

Confirmation bias is a relentless, subtle force that shapes all of our perceptions...

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