If you’re so smart, how come you’re not happy?
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If you’re so smart, how come you’re not happy?
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Re: If you’re so smart, how come you’re not happy?
#2The smarter you are, the more unhappy and lonely you will be. Been known for millenia; doesn't have to stay this way.
edit/ sorry got shadow banned over this post. cant reply to anyone.
Re: If you’re so smart, how come you’re not happy?
#3The smarter you are, the more unhappy and lonely you will be. Been known for millenia; doesn't have to stay this way. edit/ sorry got shadow banned over this post. cant reply to anyone.
I disagree, they are just not necessarily associated. Less intelligent people have problems too. Children constantly throw tantrums, for instance.
I do agree that overthinking and the high neuroticism that usually comes with intelligence will lead to an unhappy life usually.
Contentment imo requires understanding your insignificance in the universe and having strong values to drive your behavior. Usually that means not being a workaholic, though I'm sure that isn't true of everyone.
Re: If you’re so smart, how come you’re not happy?
#4Maybe this is too simplistic, but pretty much no one is happy. Everyone has problems, even if those problems seem minor from another's viewpoint. I'm not sure smart/stupid has much to do with it.
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#5The smarter you are, the more unhappy and lonely you will be. Been known for millenia; doesn't have to stay this way. edit/ sorry got shadow banned over this post. cant reply to anyone.
I disagree, they are just not necessarily associated. Less intelligent people have problems too. Children constantly throw tantrums, for instance. I do agree that overthinking and the high neuroticism that usually comes with intelligence will lead to an unhappy life usually. Contentment imo requires understanding your insignificance in the universe and having strong values to drive your behavior. Usually that means n…
Interesting counterexample. I would argue that throwing tantrums when distressed — instead of bottling up anger, frustration, and disappointment — actually enables children to embrace happiness more easily than we do during the non-tantrum moments. We learn to suppress and not feel our difficult emotions, but unfortunately we can’t selectively numb just the hard feelings.
I’m not claiming our society should be filled with adult tantrum-throwers, just noting a mechanism I believe is present.
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#6"So here are 3 things that you can do to get what you want out of your work life."
They forgot the biggest one. Adjust your expectations.
Re: If you’re so smart, how come you’re not happy?
#7If you're so smart, why are you invoking ill-defined concepts in folk psychology?
Re: If you’re so smart, how come you’re not happy?
#8The bigger the circle of the known - the larger the contact area with the unknown.
Ignorance is bliss ;)
Re: If you’re so smart, how come you’re not happy?
#9The smarter you are, the more unhappy and lonely you will be. Been known for millenia; doesn't have to stay this way. edit/ sorry got shadow banned over this post. cant reply to anyone.
It takes wisdom to be happy. Smart people are more likely to become wise over time.
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#10Those things are annoying and upsetting to deal with but aren't the root cause of unhappiness. I believe it is the lack of a sense of purpose that is the main culprit, and I believe this drives much of the modern malaise as the traditional sources of purpose: religion, family, survival, etc disappear. A lot of people here seem to find purpose in building great technologies, and they generally seem happy despite working (sometimes) crazy hours.