These three bad habits are a sign of intelligence

Every day is the same song: I'm tired and I say that tonight I'm really going to lie down in bed by ten.

But then Netflix is lurking again. Or I really want to read those six pages of my book. Just type a bit. And before I know it, I still don't know what time it is and I'm still tired the next day. But now it turns out that staying up late isn't such a bad idea, because those who often go to bed late are said to be smarter. It may not be a trait that I'm proud of, but well, I can be from now on. Research shows that people who go to bed late as adults perform better than those who crawl under the covers early.

Three bad habits are actually very good for you, researchers say. Not only is going to bed late smart to do, but also often swearing or making a mess at home isn't such a disaster. In fact, the smartest people among us often do this. Oh, what a party, because let's be honest... My house is not always Instagram-worthy. The eighteen notebooks and pens and little books on my desk: it's part of my IQ. And messy writing is also a sign of being very smart. Mess is actually better for your creativity than a tidy house, researchers from the University of Minnesota write. Now I know that too. And if science says it...

So don't make it too difficult for yourself and cherish that mess in your house, those times you shouted #!%*!(^!()@ because you stubbed your toe and all those evenings when Netflix asks you: ‘Are you still watching?’ I will watch La Casa de Papel with a calm heart tonight. Among fourteen spit rags and muslin cloths and stuffed animals. Wonderful.