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457 8 quiet signs you’re a high-level thinker, even if you don’t feel particularly intelligent

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Lachlan Brown @ Silicon Canals · 12/19/2025 12:30 EDT

8 quiet signs you’re a high-level thinker, even if you don’t feel particularly intelligent

While everyone else is busy trying to appear smart, you're quietly doing something far more revealing—doubting your own intelligence while your brain processes reality on multiple levels simultaneously.

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