When you think about intelligent people, the image that usually comes to mind is that of someone with your nose in a book or spending hours in front of a computer studying without stopping. However, intelligence is not always cultivated exclusively through academic knowledge. According to a consultation to Chatgpt, there is a little mentioned habit that appears recurringly in the profiles of the brightest people in the world: The practice of silence and conscious introspection.
The AI, trained with thousands of biographies, interviews and behavior patterns of people considered geniuses or leaders in their fields, points out that one of the most common habits between them is something that does not require books or screens: dedicate a few minutes a day to be silent, without stimuli, simply watching one’s thoughts.
This habit, which may seem simple, is associated with practices such as meditation, mindfulness or even the so -called “deep thought.” Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla, for example, were known for having daily moments of stillnesswhere they disconnected from the environment to allow new ideas and creative solutions to arise.
According to experts in neuroscience, Being active active brain regions linked to memory, creativity and problem solving. Silence allows the brain to process information, integrate learning and access deeper levels of reflection.
A study conducted in 2013 by researcher Imke Kirste at the University of Duke discovered that two hours of silence induce the formation of new cells in the mice hippocampus. These cells were differentiated in functional neurons, a process known as neurogenesis. This finding suggests that Silence can promote neuronal regeneration in brain areas associated with memory and learning.
In a world where we are exposed to thousands of stimuli per day – messages, news, social networks, notifications – silence becomes a scarce and valuable resource. “The smartest people do not necessarily consume more information, but They process the information that they already have better“, Chatgpt stands out.
Therefore, taking a few minutes a day to sit without doing anything, without cell phone or pending tasks, becomes a high intellectual performance tool.
The good news is that anyone can adopt this habit. No meditation experience or special skills are needed. Five minutes are enough for start:
Over time, this moment of pause can become a powerful source of mental clarity, decision making and creativity.
