Study Shows That People Who Overthink Everything Are Actually Creative Geniuses

Jul 12, 2018 by apost team

We probably all have a friend that we would characterize as an extreme worrier or even just an over-thinker. It might take them a long time to make decisions because they’re always so uncertain and fearful of the future. Maybe even you can relate to the process of overthinking and worry, but new research proves that this process actually positively contributes to society and might even make you more intelligent!

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Although all of the overthinking might annoy us and become frustrating, new research is proving that people who are overthinking worriers are often fully-developed, creatively unique people. A London study that took place at King’s College has also been able to link high anxiety levels with a stronger imagination.

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Dr. Adam Perkins conducted the study and as an expert in personality is able to make sense of why those who overthink tend to be more creative. He explains that people who have an optimistic, worry-free lifestyle are more likely to have difficulty problem solving, as when compared to a neurotic person, they have not allowed themselves time to adequately find creative solutions. That’s right. The tendency to overthink and worry about issues can make you a better problem solver! Maybe spending more time making decisions and critiquing small details isn’t such a disadvantage after all.

Broad imaginations have been the inventors of many things necessary for human survival. Things like cures for diseases and weaponry were created at the hands of fear. We wouldn’t have had the adaptations in order to survive if it were not for people worrying about the present as well as the future.

Not only that, but your favorite celebrity or scientist is also probably an over thinker and that’s what caused them to be so successful. Perkins points to people like Charles Darwin and Kurt Cobain as examples of creative geniuses that were overthinkers. Their life's work would not have occurred if not for their nature to overthink every step of their process. It's a fact that many priceless creative and scientific breakthroughs are often made by those who have the tendency to worry and overthink!

So next time you catch yourself overthinking, don’t be upset about it, but remember that it can be a sign of a creative genius! Do you know anybody who classifies as a worrier or overthinker? Next time your friends tell you to stop thinking so much, remind them that you’re just a genius!