8 Signs you are smarter than you think

A study which has comprised nearly 1500 pairs of identical twins in the UK showed that those children who had learned to read in early childhood showed better results in cognitive ability tests. It is suggested that reading develops a child's verbal abilities and reasoning.

There was a study in 2014 that showed, "dog people" were more easy-going than "cat people". However, "cat people" showed better results in tests that determine cognitive ability.

Scientists see the connection between left-handedness and so-called "divergent thinking", which helps to generate creative ideas easily.

Our curiosity quotient has not been studied as good as our emotional intelligence and intelligence quotient. However, they have proofs that it is also essential when it comes to managing complex issues. People with high curiosity quotient are more tolerant of ambiguity and it leads to higher levels of intellectual investment and knowledge acquisition in the course of time.

Scientists compared sleep habits among hundreds of young adults. It turned out that smarter individuals stayed up late and woke up late too no matter the day.

Do you like to dust? If not, don't blame yourself. Scientists figured out that people who work in an untidy room nourish their creativity. So, you can call your mess a creative chaos.

Highly intelligent people can easily focus on important things and it is very difficult to distract them as they filter out all unnecessary information.

Some people were given intelligence tests and after that, they were asked to draw cartoons. People with higher IQs drew funnier ones.