Smart People Have These 6 Common Traits - Which do you have?

If you find yourself relating to many of these traits, you may just be smarter than you think. Research has found that smart people have these six common traits. How many do you have? Check out our favourite productivity assistant here: https://get.sunsama.com/psych2go

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