Signs of intelligence in handwriting
Several years ago, I had angered a girl by calling her Miss Better-Than-Google.com.
You don’t need to be a hacker to understand why I drew the comparison. It was simple: she probably got as many hits in a day as the web search engine does every day.
Yeah, I know it was an exaggeration. But you get the drift: she was pretty and a head-turner, people said.
Thankfully, she did not kill me for the nick name I gave her. She spared my life in exchange for the analysis of her handwriting.
Signs of intelligence in handwriting
Her handwriting reflected many of her good qualities. She was intelligent, sharp and diplomatic. She always moved with a target in her life (shown by a reasonably firm baseline of handwriting) and was very clear about her goals.
She knew where she wanted to be as opposed to people who just bumble along without knowing where they want to be. She set very high goals for herself. High, as opposed to average and reachable.
But the most striking feature of her handwriting was the speed with which she processed information. In other words, she was an extremely fast thinker—definitely one of the signs of intelligence in handwriting.
She was so quick that even if she spoke to you just for five minutes, she would have a fairly clear idea what kind of a person you are and what you want from her. She was a fast learner as well.
In handwriting analysis, such an ability to think quickly is reflected by connected writing with pointed angles in the upper zone as you see in picture A. This is one of the signs of intelligence in handwriting. (Because I don’t have the young lady’s permission, I am showing you just a replica of her handwriting.)
Other indicators of speed are t’s crossed to the right of the stem, fairly long t-bars, increased right slant, illegibility and more importantly, neglect of detail (shown by missing i-dots and t-bars).
Signs of intelligence in handwriting: Fast writers are able to process information quickly and come up with a response in no time.
Speed is a very important factor while analysing handwriting because it relates to intelligence and spontaneity of thought.
In a forward-moving handwriting (from left to right), we figure out how the writer approaches the world: passionately, spontaneously, or hastily—never having sufficient time to get things done.
The speed at which we write is affected by how we respond emotionally.
A well-balanced person who expresses his emotions appropriately writes at a steady tempo. Someone who is tense and anxious makes many starts and stops.
The writer’s pace of life
Speed in handwriting shows the writer’s pace in his day-to-day activities, and even reflects the way he speaks. Those who speak fast tend to write fast as well.
The slower speaker, on the other hand, is more deliberate in his writing as he is in his speech.
Unsure of himself, he tends to speak and write hesitantly, starting and stopping numerous times before being able to express what is on his mind.
By the way, we were talking about Miss Better-Than-Google.com. She was not always a fast writer: at times she was a hurried writer.
Signs of intelligence in handwriting include speed at which someone writes.
Fast writers have legible handwriting and they possess the ability to get things done quickly and efficiently. They use time and resources wisely and they are quick learners. Really quick. This is a sign of intelligence in handwriting.
Handwriting of hurried writers, on the other hand, is mostly illegible. Such writers are always agitated, always in a rush.
Graphologist Sheila Lowe says:
He [hurried writer] feels the hot breath of Father Time on his neck and fears he won’t be able to accomplish all that he wants to do. But it really doesn’t matter how much time is available, as the need to hurry up is internal and unrelenting.
Impatient and impulsive, the very rapid writer’s thoughts travel almost faster than his synapses can fire. If you want to start World War III, put a very fast and a very slow writer in a small room and lock the door.”
Handwriting speed and intelligence
One of the signs of intelligence in handwriting is speed. The speed also gives a clear idea what kind of profession will suit the writer.
Let’s see how.
If for some reason, a fast writer—with pointed tops of ‘m’ and ‘n’ and an extreme right slant—becomes a salesgirl in an apparel showroom, how soon do you think she will get a pink slip?
Unless she has a generous and affable boss, it won’t be long before she is asked to make room for her replacement.
The reason is that she would run out of patience while attending to customers and if she gets a buyer who takes time to decide which dress to buy.
Extreme right slant in handwriting
Fast writers are fit for professions that require them to take quick decisions. It’s a desirable trait, no doubt.
However, if the speed is combined with extreme right slant in handwriting, as seen in the picture above, the writer will make impulsive decisions—mostly wrong.
Is this then one of the signs of intelligence in handwriting? Yes, but in crisis such writers lose their cool.
Faster writer with slow writer
I will tell you some other day how Ghanta Lal, a crockery shop owner in Dombilvli, made good money thanks to Lundroo and his wife, Ghungroo.
The loving couple nearby ensured the sale at his store never dipped. When they made love, they broke vases; and when they fought, they broke cups and plates.
(Excuse me… If you have stopped imagining how they broke vases, can I have your attention back to handwriting analysis? Thank you very much.)
The couple fought a lot because Lundroo was a slow writer and Ghungroo a fast one. As Sheila Lowe quoted above has said: If you want to start World War-III, put a very fast and a very slow writer in a small room and lock the door.
Final words
According to towardsdatascience.com,
Intelligence is all about the ability to perceive or infer information, and to retain it as knowledge to be applied towards adaptive behaviors within an environment or context.
Handwriting speed gives you an idea of how the fast the writer processes information.
A very fast handwriting shows the writer takes quick decisions, while a slow handwriting shows that the writer looks at the pros and cons of decision multiple times.
The advantage fast writers have is that they have the ability to size up a situation more quickly, which is one of the key personality traits and signs of an intelligence in handwriting.
Disclaimer: One element of handwriting may be analysed at a time, but always look at the entire handwriting sample before arriving at any conclusion.
