How Smart People Can Find Happiness
A quest to find what makes me happy led to precious life wisdom.
I am surrounded by smart people and some of us live in a state of semi-contentment and semi-sadness. It is like we are blessed and cursed at the same time.
And if you have ever wondered (or Googled), if smart people can be happy then this post is for you. And by the way, when I refer to intelligent people, am not only talking about high IQ but emotional intelligence, talented musicians or any other sphere where a person has special gifts. But one would think, that being bestowed with higher cognitive abilities should lead to a more enriched life and hence more happiness.
And that is logical. But in life, all privileges come with their share of woes, the reverse side of the medal if you will. With intelligence comes the overachiever mindset. If I am not constantly excelling, I am not good enough. This is especially true for people like myself who have been praised for being smart ever since we were kids.
What happens on days when you are tired or months were things are not going your way? You go to a very dark place, where irrationality reigns. You lose sense of reality and your inner critic takes over.
