Some people on here make me laugh! Listening skills aren't always associated with intelligence. Some of the most intelligent people actually have selective hearing. They won't agree or bother to listen much, if you're bothersome to their point of views or their ideas. They will just shut down! You can be a mathematical genius and have a poor understanding of people and they way they think. Good listening skills are important, but they don't always define intelligence. Being able to decipher what you hear and determine if those match yours, are based often on personal opinions or judgement. Doesn't mean they...or you are right. Very smart people deal in facts, and not just opinion. Facts are what make you smarter than the next person. It's what you know, how much you know, and how to achieve something. Some people get a good start as they get the best education money can buy. Others have to struggle hard to get to the top. But it won't work if you lack motivation. Lazy people never get to the top, no matter how smart they seem. It requires hard work. To become the best at a craft or a career. Most people are pretty average. Most intelligent people never stop learning, because they know they still have limitations. And never think you are the best, because someone will beat you eventually. Haha☺️

I think people were smarter 100 years back than now. Can the youngest generation build cubby houses, climb a tree--without falling? Keep fit, chop wood, do basic cooking, clean-well, etc. How many teens or 20 something's, could cope without electricity, or know how to grow food, or hunt or fish? They have grown up protected too much. Their behaviour during the COVID lockdowns told us a lot about how mentally weak many of them are. There's more to a person's intelligence than just bookwork or getting a job. Edited 23-Jul-24 00:51am

There does appear to be a strong connection between, introversion and IQ. Its in the data-- scientific records. Think nerdy people like, bill gates. H e's a misfit too, and has some radical ideas. Introverted people need people around them less and not more. Intelligent people can rationalise a subject or topic, without biased input. If they have a deep understanding of a particular issue that is. They think that humans might be past their intellectual development. In many ways western countries are going backwards, and some 3 world- nations are now doing much better, and their education. Aus, like the usa, is going backwards. Kids are doing worse in Australia than previous generations.Edited 22-Jul-24 23:34pm

We don't have too many Australian politicians that we can call intelligent Most are complete idiots. They ignore our concerns too much.

Your desciption to me describes respectful people not neccessarily intelligent. But enough nouse to know when to have their say.

IQ and EQ

Intelligence is not based on personality, although it does usually give a person more confidence. Highly Intelligent individuals can be both introverts and extroverts….and don’t necessarily have good listening ability, and could also have a low (EQ) emotional Intelligence. This would not take away the fact that they are highly intelligent but would mean that they lack good social skills (facial expressions, body language, self awareness, etc) so are not always good leaders, or work well in a team environment.

Great common sense, or clever enough for inventiveness

I have mixed thoughts about this. Intelligent people take a number of forms. There's the type who is genius in only one or two areas, e.g. A rocket scientist who is brilliant in several areas of science but has little or no commonsense when it comes to living life everyday. Very few life skills, knowing how the real everyday world works. Budgeting money, changing lightbulbs, keeping the home stocked with the essentials such as loo paper, food in the kitchen, soap in the bathroom and so forth. And then, there is the highly intelligent person, that is able to be across all of these areas, all the time and still do whatever else they do. Both types are needed in our society. 🙃🙂

I do not think you can easily pick a highly intelligent person in a room unless you know him/her well. They have their own personalities just as everyone else - some are extroverted, some are introverted while others are the same as your average person. It does not matter what their job is - they could be a highly respected university professor ,engineer, scientist or the skilled carpenter next door. i say this because I know a very intelligent man who is a carpenter who could give the "Chaser" a run for their money in the TV program "The Chase". However most of these people are very observant and have good memories. Intelligent children always seem to ask how and why from a very young age.

See no evil, Hear no evil, Speak no evil

The Chasers on The Chase program. :)

Can be highly intelligent without being good with people. I have met many while working at a university!

don't have them in m contacts

Donald trump

I like them they get teachers to us all. I am intelligent but years of bullet made me go down hills in my intelligent. I am start over again to became a better me and understand I am intelligent in my own ways. We are all intelligent in own ways. Sometimes if I listen to person in the pass maybe my life be better but I didn't.

I know people that can actively listen but they are not what I would consider intelligent.Edited 18-Jul-24 18:27pm

If you hear a scream like you’re asking, you must be very intelligent 😊

Most very intelligent people I've met have been well educated with "Book Smarts", but they don't seem to have any "Common Sense"! My landlord works for Boeing and is very intelligent, but he doesn't have a clue about how to interact with people. He's never been married! ;-D Edited 18-Jul-24 17:10pm

The most intelligent people I've met do not show any reason to the public that they are so. They can appear quite shy and reserved unless asked for specific information regarding a subject. There appearance does not necessarily indicate their intelligence.

Very good communicator, calm patient and intuitive

I find most highly Intelligent people are only Intelligent in a few subjects, generally subjects they have diplomas in. An extremely Intelligent person would be someone who has intelligence in a vast variety of subjects including street smarts and they dont make decisions based on one side of the story. They would evaluate all sides of a subject/ problem before taking action or making up their mind. What you mention above sounds more like a polite person even though it does take an Intelligent person to be polite.Edited 19-Jul-24 04:16am

Emotional intelligence above anything else

Highly intelligent people know their audience, like professor's, and they are great at conveying ideas, like an inventor, or a web site designer, however I’m sure we all have some form of intelligence, especially if we take the time to learn something…

THEY DONT SEEM TO ENJOY LIFE THE SAME WAY WE DO.

The people who let n respect others too have a say

The quiet ones

Curious, good word use, creative, good listener, empathetic, good sense of humour, not afraid to admit they are wrong, like challenges, problem solvers, can break up problems into smaller parts as an approach to solutions, can see possibilities where others don't, confidence in their abilities, constant learners, learn from, and see failure/error as a step forward, observant, open-minded and non-judgementalEdited 19-Jul-24 13:01pm

A person who only speaks when there is only something intelligent to say.Edited 19-Jul-24 11:57am

Someone who only offers an opinion when directly asked. I had a woman say to me when I first meet you I came away with the conclusion you where a Know it all Barsteward then when I got to know you I found out, you really did know it all. Well that was OK in the small area that I worked as the State Service Manager I should have known it all about the products we sold and I had to train the dealers to repair and service but even then when I was shown something I did not understand I asked questions on what they were trying to show mainly to point out to those others at the course what was going on and not just blindly nodding their heads in agreement. I found it was better for the students to understand than just be shown something. Edited 18-Jul-24 14:21pm

One who waits to see the lay of the land before commenting.

People who seem genuine and honest

Someone who reads a lot, they are always seeking to gain more knowledge.

yes

High intelligence involves the understanding of nuance.

Shut up and listening is not intelligence, it is just courtesy. Having a sense of balance in a conversation can be a measure of intelligence, but I would also attribute that mostly to courtesy & respect in allowing others to express themselves without interuption or judgement. That's just my thoughts. I have known some highly intelligent people that are not smart in basic human behaviours or courtesies.

They think outside of the square and see things before others do

ME

Mmmmmm....... let me think !

They always listen to what you are talking about .Michael

A person who can let a conversation flow even if they are interrupted especially if there is a few people in the conversation. My sister would say `before I was rudely interrupted.' Which would drive me nuts because we had all been interrupted at some stage. It's a conversation with other people, just let it flow even if you do forget what you were going to say. Happens to me constantly. Such is life.

We are all highly intelligent in some wayEdited 19-Jul-24 13:38pm

There is a fairly intelligent looking person in my mirror...

Anyone who is highly intelligent is not wasting their time on this site!

Who really knows? Life is Life.

My answer is mostly like everyone else's. Knowing when to keep your mouth shut and not having to tell everything you hear can be a huge asset and may even save a person's life. A mouth sure can get you in a lot of trouble...

Me

An actual intelligent person is going to listen more often than speak. How do you think they became intelligent ?

ive never thought about it

.As I have a very highly intelligent daughter form the moment she could talk great at every thing she put her mind to but lacks common sense and I hear from others that its commonEdited 20-Jul-24 09:27am

They are usually competent listeners.

We have two ears and one mouth, intelligent people understand the value in that. They listen to advice and then react to that whether it's investing or anything else. Not all highly intelligent people have had a great education.

Me

I think a highly intelligent person knows a lot about several things, but knows enough to not brag about it or always have to prove they're the smartest person in the room. They know when to listen, how to spend their money or invest, they know how to treat people, often not who you would pick when we let our biases and judgments pre-judge on appearance or capacities.

Knowing when to speak and when to shut up. Not being afraid to think differently or read between the lines of what others perceive is true. Knowing that you never stop learning and always seeking knowledge.

Well rounded and learns and keeps an open mind. They aren't closed off to being teachable and they take constructive criticism well. These are traits of very intelligent people I know and have associations with.

They are excellent listeners and show much discretion when unintelligent people will pipe up without considering how out of control or self-righteous they sound. See a lot of it here, actually. We all have a 'not so shining' moment from time to time, but there is much that is said that lacks intelligence here, in my viewpoint. Edited 19-Jul-24 10:18am

Highly intelligent people can converse on any subject with anyone. I dated a doctor for a while and is a MENSA member and he invited me to their big regional meeting. It was interesting to see people of all ages and walks of life there and to interact with them. "Highly intelligent," doesn't look like just one thing. Some very intelligent people are better at communicating than others. Everyone there was very nice to me, and they didn't know I was just a guest and accepted me as one of them! Edited 18-Jul-24 18:27pm

They can do a lot of things without much effort but they dont normaly make that known they go with the flow thats how I find them

Facts over emotions and knowing to never debate an idiot as they will always win by bring you down to their level.

Empathy, compassion for all living creatures. Also avoiding negativity and conflict.

It’s being humble with a sense of humour

It's what you know! Many people think they are smart when they are not.

HI TY Cher, have a great time

My son was in a relationship with someone who's dad had an IQ of 170. He was a university professor, big surprise there, but when you sat in a room with him you could tell the struggle he was having keeping the discussion to topics that everybody in the room could follow. I appreciated that about him because some highly intelligent individuals don't care if they make you feel as though you just entered kindergarten. But they suffer along with the rest of us. His life partner developed Alzheimers Disease in her late 40's and very quickly she needed 24 hour a day care and was placed into a nursing home. She'd been quite smart herself before her diagnosis. Then he found love again with a lady who's IQ was genius level, so over 140, but although they spent several apparently happy years together she committed suicide earlier this year and he's alone again. I have learnt to be grateful for what I have and that includes my intellect because although there will always be people smarter than me and those not so intellectually blessed, I have the ability to think, to add up and subtract and that's enough! The important thing is what you do with the gifts you are given! Thanks for reading.

Intelligence is not asking questions about HIGHLY intelligent. Intelligence is intelligence, it is not graded

To use one’s intelligence that is given for the goodness of mankind and not for personal gain and destruction.

Not Fakebook lol

A good listener.

My dad. He left school at 9 to help put food on the table, self taught reading, spelling, maths and started his own business. Family came first and he put up with my mum for decades lol. So to me he was the most intelligent person, not because of IQ or wealth.

If they are truly “highly intelligent “ they will listen to all

Me

listen first and formulate your opionio

Wide grasp of semantics and grammar,

not screaming

That is mostly maturity. Highly intelligent also would include not having to talk bad about others and realizing everyone isnt perfect.

well, education doesn't make one smart but staying calm and paying attention with kindest to surroundings with others and be a person that listens more then talking how I see it..

Knowing when to shut up

Ability to talk to anyone about anything but are also a good listener.

Knowing when and what to say.

: Someone who values listening more than speaking (2 ears, 1 mouth principle), who speaks truthfully, with grace, care and balance.

Glasses

the ability to perceive a viewpoint that is totally different/radical from your parents' belief systems that were installed in you at an early age by your parents

Yes one who listens and is kind

I agree with what you have said Natalia.

Intelligence comes in many forms. An educated person does not necessarily mean an intelligent person. Intelligence, logic, common sense are all part of the mix. Some can be very versed in one area and not so much in other areas if at all.

Agreed. They think before they speak and not just talk just to be talking. They can often ":read " other people in the room pretty well. Creative and brainstorming ideas.

I concur.

Atheism.

There's a few various traits , one would be being intuitive and able to communicate someone else's thoughts ,feelings or jumbled words to another who is not understanding them . Being a night owl is commonly placed with people of intelligence as they like their own quiet time to let their imaginations run or to pore over desired projects .. Lastly is a well timed sense of humour.

They are curious, analytical and insightful.