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Why highly intelligent people are NOT happy.
- Thread starter Illuminated One
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Quote from acerbits:
my iq is over 155 n I see my self as pretty stupid, just alot smarter than the general population. I don't see why you feel so smart, bill gates has 160+ iq n he still drinks beer with balmer.
agreed. i get smarter after a few beers. by end of the night i'm a f#cking genius
Quote from Epiphany:
An intelligent person is not necessarily a person with a high IQ, or someone with a PhD.
An intelligent person is someone who knows himself and is honest with himself.
Quote from Supermax:
that's called 'emotional intelligence" .. in new-age terminology
Nope - there is nothing new age about 'Know thyself' - which was inscribed at Delphi
Often, those with high IQs and/or a PhD are the most difficult ones to reason with. There is something called 'Pride' that pops up.
Quote from ElCubano:
the happiest people i have ever met ....wether smart, rich, poor or plain dumb have one thing in common and thats that they are living in the NOW....they take NOW with great enthusiasm..i guess they are just happy being able to breathe....while the angry not so happy people either live in the past or in the future, what the should have or could have had or dream to have which in essence doesnt make you a happy person.....
well said..... as a parent of a 6 and a 3, I can fully appreciate that kids are happy because they live in the NOW.
In my experience, most intelligent people are retarded.
Not in the stereotypical sense, like they're really good at math but can't relate to people. No I mean literally - people that went to the best schools, got top marks and are now in positions of power and responsiblity. Those people tend to be disproportionately inarticulate, anecdotal, emotional, unfocused, inconsistent, pretentious, narcissistic and ultimately incompetent.
It's extremely rare to find someone that is genuinely intelligent, that actually can engage in, understand and implement abstract concepts without bullshitting themselves and others.
Not in the stereotypical sense, like they're really good at math but can't relate to people. No I mean literally - people that went to the best schools, got top marks and are now in positions of power and responsiblity. Those people tend to be disproportionately inarticulate, anecdotal, emotional, unfocused, inconsistent, pretentious, narcissistic and ultimately incompetent.
It's extremely rare to find someone that is genuinely intelligent, that actually can engage in, understand and implement abstract concepts without bullshitting themselves and others.