10 Bad Habits That Actually Mean You're Smarter Than You Think

10 Bad Habits That Actually Mean You're Smarter Than You Think

 

Some habits are more helpful than detrimental.

wiche habits come to  your mind when you  start thinking of your bad habits? Is it recurrent Netflix binges that keep you looking less than bright eyed in the morning? Alternatively, maybe it’s the three-plus cups of daily coffee that gives you the jitters?

Most of the time, when we talk about bad habits, we are forced to take a hard look at the minute or significant things we do consistently and see how these things may be holding us back from being our better selves. As an example, some bad habits like not wondering for what you want from life, or while at work, could keep you from getting a preferment or something else.

But not all bad habits, are in fact, “bad” or detrimental. Quite the opposite, actually, some behaviors were once thought of as unfavorable, that can be part of a healthy lifestyle; so long as you don’t let those “bad” habits run amuck.

Ahead, are 10 previously “bad” habits, that may just be good for you, and may even may even mean that you're clever than you think.

1. Nail-biting

A 2016 study from the American Academy of Pediatrics followed 1,000 kids from the age of 5 and found that when the kids were 5,7,8, and 11, about one-third of the kids their nails or sucked their thumbs.

Allergy tests performed when the participants were 13 and 32 years old, found that the habitual thumb-suckers and nail biters had lower chances of developing allergies.

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2. Procrastination

While we typically associate procrastination with laziness, your procrastination could mean that you simply wait for the right time to get certain things done. Also, waiting for the right time gives you more time to develop creative ideas fully.

3. Running Late

Usually, being a chronically tardy person doesn’t bode well, and can jeopardize personal and professional endeavors. However, according to The New York Times’ conversation with Diana DeLonzer, author of “Never Be Late Again”:

“Many late people tend to be both optimistic and unrealistic, and this has negative effect their understanding of time,” she said.

So while it may be great to believe you can get a lot done, with only a little bit of time, it can occasionally backfire by making you perpetually late.

4. Chewing Gum

Research have propose that chewing-gum may decrease stress levels and help you feel super alert.

5. Complaining

The necessary to vent is a very human matter. However, if you find that you have become that person who is always lamenting about everything, there is a way to do it in more mindful ways.

Business Insider’s Anisa Purbasari said that “An powerful complaint is about an case that can be fixed and is directed to someone who has the strength to fix it.”

6. Keeping a messy workspace

If your desktop or working space is always in a situation of organized chaos, it might be profitable to you.

Some research has suggested that a messy desk could indicate that you are goal-oriented in other ways.

7. Using the words “like” and “um”

Every college public speaking course has drilled into us that filler words need to be banished from our vocabularies. However, like, your um’s could mean that you’re hardworking and even more memorable when you speak.

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8. Daydreaming

The Harvard Business Review cited a study that found that daydreaming for 12 minutes while working on a particularly tricky task can help with finding a solution once you return to said task.

9. Gossiping

There’s such a thing as “prosocial gossip” and it is much healthier than merely bashing others.

Unlike gossiping for the sake of gossip, prosocial gossip “involves sharing negative judgments about a third party, but where the shared information could protect the recipient from antisocial behavior or exploitation,” according to NPR.

10. Fidgeting

Tapping your fingers at your desk or tapping your foot may not be a bad thing. A UK study found that fidgeting appeared to eliminate the association between prolonged sitting times at work and mortality.