We all know people who like to share words of wisdom on Instagram and Facebook. Not theirs of course – they found it on Google and the picture just looked pretty.
Well, the next time one of them pops up on your timeline, you can comfort yourself in the knowledge that people who share inspirational quotes tend to be less intelligent.
A study, entitled ‘On the reception and detection of pseudo-profound bulls***t’ found that people who are more receptive to such quotes get lower scores in cognitive tests.