Simple Ways to Look Smart


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Most people want others to think them clever or smart. In some cases, they probably care about this more than whether others think they’re good-looking, funny or even nice.

Why? Seeming smart is a nice ego boost for many. Bluffing to appear clever can get you a long way in many areas of life: professionally, socially, romantically and so on.

Your professional standing has great bearing on perceptions of your intelligence: if you’re a personal trainer people might highly unfairly assume you’re a bit dim. If you’re on a prestigious graduate employment scheme, people will tend to credit you with greater intelligence than is usually the case.

If you’re on a first date and can say a few knowledgeable-sounding things it will count in your favour, whether your motives are noble or otherwise.

But the question for this post is: how can you fake it? Below are a few little tricks I’ve used in my time to appear smarter than I feel:

Remember, bluffing can only get you so far. Relying too heavily on any of these tactics will swiftly get you found out. And if the discussion starts getting deep you’ll need to up your game or, horrors, actually know what you’re talking about…


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