facebook rant, part 2

[unit321]

So, I've mentioned in the past where friends post these passive-aggressive quote posts.

So one of these friends posted this article about scientists who said you "may" be a genius if loud chewing bothers you. "May" being the important part of the sentence, but all these people reply, "Man, I hate loud chewing." or "It has always bothered me". It's like the article does not proclaim that you "are" a genius if it bothers you.
It's like, take an IQ test and figure that out... you wanna-be Einstein.

 

[unit321]

Here's a link to the report.

The next time you find yourself sighing in annoyance at your colleagues' inability to munch their crisps quietly, take solace in the fact that this could mean you are a genius.
A new study from Northwestern University suggests that the inability to filter out competing sensory information is a common occurence in the creatively talented.
The study cites creative geniuses such as Charles Darwin, Anton Chekhov and novelist Marcel Proust, who notoriously wore ear-stoppers and lined his bedroom with cork to block out noise whilst he worked.
Lead author of the study Darya Zabelina said: "The propensity to filter out 'irrelevant' sensory information....happens early and involuntarily in brain processing and may help people integrate ideas that are outside the focus of attention, leading to creativity in the real world."
The study analysed 100 participants who were asked to provide as many answers as they could to several unlikely scenarios within a limited amount of time. Participants were then asked to take a "Creative Achievement Questionnaire" where they reported their creative achievements across 10 verticals, including: visual arts, creative writing, scientific discovery and culinary arts.

Their answers revealed a strong link between those with the most creative answers and achievements and those sensitive to background noise whilst working.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and...o-stand-noisy-eaters-might-make-you-a-genius/


It "might" mean you are a genius, not it "does" mean.

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

No Thread Left Behind

 

[Verbal Kint]

If other people's stupidity on FB bothers you this much you gon die by 50 with that blood pressure breh