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Originally Posted by Chado2423  Intellegence is relative. People with high IQ's may or may not have successful lives. There is also EQ (emotional quotient). People assume that simply because one person is successful in one area of their lives, that they'd be successful in other areas, but this is a false belief. The reality is you can be a genuis and a starving artist, with bad relationships. Brilliance of living surpassing Intellegence levels, and is IMHO a very abstract reality. |
If you haven't read Chado's entire post, go back and read it. It's very good but I snipped after the first paragraph for brevity.
Everything he says is true of course, and every single one of the highly intelligent would have to agree. While much is expected of us, we often find ourselves overwhelmed and unable to get out of our own way.
For me, the ability to consider endless possibilities, for my career, life, etc. has left me a bit of a dabbler. A jack of all trades, master of some. I get bored with my vocation quickly. When people see a job switch on your resume every 18 months they begin to think you might be a bit of a flake. Perhaps I am. But I just cant take the mind numbing boredom of doing the same thing day in and day out. I don't just jump from one job to another, I jump from one career path to another. When Da Vinci did it they called him a genius. When I do it they call it wasted potential. People who got their degree, entered that field, built their careers based on that one focus often feel sorry for me and my lack of monetary wealth. But I think perhaps I, instead of having one grand hill of beans as my legacy have had many many hills of beans, and continue to add hills of beans, may be living the fuller life.
My husband calls it the "pu pu platter" of life. Sometimes I have regrets. I feel that I have chosen a path outside the social norm. People don't understand it and it becomes more and more difficult to explain. I, on the other hand, cannot imagine doing the same thing for 40 years. I would be a raging alcoholic if I had to do that! So anyway, yeah I have this absurdly high IQ but I am not a nuclear physicist, therefor am judged a waste of potential by a society of average IQ. Oh well. Sorry they cant see they contributions I have made.