Even though we often overlap personality traits with intelligence in general conversation, a study from Psychology and Aging suggests that there’s truly only one trait that’s associated with people who have sharper minds. If you’re open-minded, chances are you have better verbal fluency, memory, and critical thinking skills — your curious personality is fueling practices and attitudes that simultaneously flex your mental cognition muscles. Of course, habits like reading different genres and asking thoughtful questions are common for intelligent people, but sometimes the things they avoid are more telling of their minds. For example, people who are mentally sharp tend to get annoyed by certain social situations. They find entitled people’s behaviors and superficial small talk not only annoying, but also draining — void of the curiosity and open-mindedness that fuels their own routines. People who are mentally sharp tend to get annoyed by these 11 social situations 1. Surface-level small talk Chay_Tee | Shutterstock Intelligent, sharp people are often less fulfilled by frequent, casual social interactions because they crave depth, according to a study from the …