Picture this: last weekend, while everyone was posting Instagram stories from crowded bars and house parties, I was curled up with a book about behavioral economics, completely absorbed. A friend texted asking if I was coming out, and when I said I was staying in to read, she replied with "You're such a nerd!" followed by a laughing emoji. But here's the thing-according to psychology research, my preference for books over parties might actually come with some serious intellectual perks.