10 Problems Only Smart People Have - Downsides Of Being Highly Intelligent 

Yah. I often work hard to dumb it down.

I think there is a Japanese saying like : the nail that stands out the most is the first to get hammered down

Do you know whats worse? when you are good looking and smarter than average. You just feel guilty because other people get jealous

I have to constantly be mindful of how I interact with others less I get comfortable in conversation and my intelligence starts to show. When this happens I have been told I make others uncomfortable and have been referred to as intimidating, strange and off-putting. I have no friends and usually keep to myself for this reason, it's a lonely existence.

@@carlafisher94 haha exactly my ex gf told me I was weird and said I just act odd

Because we get bored, try hard enough only to progress, and often dont do shit like homework. You check out and explore your own interests

So maybe I'm not a dummy after all?

Haha so true!

My brother always got straight a's in school but he is only of average intelligence. He figured out how to pass all the exams even though he never really learned very much...

Bad comparison!!!•

Seconded. Although, I’m way younger than that.

@@supersonicfan7514 you won't be for long so if you can find ways to enjoy youth, you'll be better for it

@@boledle good advice.

ignorance is... something important

Me too! Wouldve saved me lotsa time contemplating issues, etc

Yes you are absolutely correct ! I'm having a discussion with someone called Retro TV who says that climate change doesn't happen. I said What about all the mass extinctions over hundreds of millions of years. They said radio carbon dating doesn't work and nobody knows how old the eath is ! I GIVE UP WITH SOME PEOPLE !!!!

YESSSSS!!!!

Ahhh the good old dunning-kruger effect. Gotta love it

“I can’t explain it, so it must not be so” SMH

@@spaceted3977 So you know how old th Earth is!? Check it, as a rule of thumb, an intelligent person would always keep in mind that anything you cannot substantiate or verify on your own is basically hearsay. Seems to me that you have already giving up on yourself.

Absolutely!

Very good bs meter and a lot of people don't want to hear the truth.

Being alone is not the same as being lonely. The latter is a state of mind. The former is merely a fact, or not.

People all like "omg im so lonely" Annd im just like "this is TUESDAY"

@Nue View people who are trusting cant get stuck in comfort zones? Also, " professionals" are working a business. You are profit. They only satisfy for a check

Yep, and then the same person needs more lectures...

Yep so what you mean?

@Neil Cognito Yes, exactly!

So true.. I'm on professor mode half the time I'm with anyone.

In America, that is especially true!

Well, just because Einstein said it doesn't mean it's automatically true...

Everyone's ignorant, just in different fields. We are all all equally wise, and equally foolish before God. The only difference between stupidity, and genius, is that genius has its limits -Albert Einstein

@Fat Goy Slim my god😂

EXCEPT FOR THE ONE THAT DOES, WHEN IT FINALLY DOES. AT THAT MOMENT THAT FISH BECOMES G-D...WOW. I JUST REALIZED THIS. SERENDIPITIY

Not everyone is. Even Einstein has a dark side.

I understand you. It's literally being surrounded by "friend" but again feel lonely.

And because most people behave in ways that seem clearly contradictory to thier stated intentions and Dont alter course even with seemingly obvious feedback. That part

Explains why I don't trust anyone ever. Also my personality type is INTP-A. I also lack emotions and dont care about simple normal daily tasks like folding clothes are boring to me to the point I don't do them. Though I was bullied in every school grade because normal people think i am odd. When in fact I am so different and intelligent that people with lower iQ's don't understand what I am talking about. I find the stigma's of everyday life boring.

@@ZacharyTech7 One stigma - OK. Two stigmas - no apostrophe is required to form plurals! One attribute of intelligence is perfectionism. That includes, amongst many other things, an insistence on correct spelling, grammar, pronunciation etc ad infinitum. I come across this wrongly inserted apostrophe, and many, many other faux pas, so many times, and it infuriates me. I have to “bite my tongue” to stop myself correcting other people’s mistakes, because they they would view my correcting them as needlessly pedantic. They have more lofty concerns to fill their minds, such as the number of “friends” they have on Facebook, followers on Instagram, or the very latest i-phone. For you, Zachary, I make an exception, for being intelligent, you will not feel offended by my feeble attempt to help a kindred spirit. Keep up the good work.

@@ZacharyTech7 I like hearing smart people talk you make more sense then the normal ones.

@@peterherberth7658 Excellent points. I have learned to give them a positive remark first, then I tell them there is no apostrophe in the plural...unless multiple people own something. Then I tell them, i know it goes without saying...but...

@George Bush I agree with you, but that is not what I meant

@Pikora Animation That is because they lack the brain power to think deeply about any subject, be it microbiology, metaphysics, etc, etc. For them the one liner passes for conversation. After two sentences, they have run out of material to continue any conversation that does not involve beer, sex, or fast cars. When you find yourself regretting that there is no one you can have an interesting, rewarding conversation with, console yourself that you are not like them.

@@peterherberth7658 Is that why i'm bad at being with people I hate beer sex and fast cars

As soon as I see that characteristic in people I politely end the conversation. Who's the bigger fool, the fool, or the one who argues with a fool?

Ignorance is a lazy mind

@ George Andrews: Right on, George! This explains why clever kids are called names like 'teacher's pet' and get bullied. It's all down to jealousy.

Growing up in a small town and being completely outcasted definitely proved this in my life

Is being intelligent worth it?

I have come to realize that very few people arrive at their views by thinking logically. The overwhelming majority choose a side on some issue (usually because it is the side friends and relatives have chosen) dig in their heels, and flatly refuse to ever change their minds, no matter what evidence or new information you present them with. This is what they call, "the strength of their convictions."

Yeah! Most people don't wanna think ,sucks to be the smartest person in the room

An example of this is the MAGA cult follower who discard any facts that destroy their preconceived ideas of what they want to believe in.

For a long time my husband thought I was sort of flakey or that I was messing with him because I change my mind so frequently. I finally explained it to him like this. I am constantly taking in new data, analyzing it and re-evaluating all relevant, previously held beliefs to determine how the new data impacts them and this process often leads to new or different conclusions.

@@tiffanywest2914 Good for you! That means your brain is working well.

Adapting your believe system to nee evidence is a personality not related with high IQ. Search "Bohr-Einstein debate". Both are highly intelligent. Bohr accepted easily new evidence and changed his mind accordingly. Einstein stick more with his beliefs and required indisputable evidence.

@@tiffanywest2914 Well said and authentically so.

@@rusty_grove Interesting dichotomy, however keep it in mind, that one ability should not be counted more valid then the next. There are a variety of intelligences. Some are stronger in different ways, and in different areas. These will usually express themselves accordingly.

me too

You're not the only one. You have friends like you, but you don't know them yet. Wishing you well.

I don't relate to anyone either. No one has gone through my struggles. All achievements are belittled due to jealousy from others.

@Annette Königsheim thats true. I like to be alone or with like 2 other people

@Annette Königsheim yeah. Many people want to be in big groups thought

You are stupid, but that's OK time will fix that.

@@immortaljanus haha so is it me who is spreading false info or is it the channel? why don't you suggest them ?)))

shall we test this theory and see if we could have an intelligent conversation ?

Highly intelligent people understand education doesn't mean smart and wisdom doesn't mean you know everything ..and that both are needed , education to mingle & open doors . wisdom to maneuver through life with cheer

because systems are annoying, having a lot of people in the room, a lot of dead times, asking boring or useless stuff. For university you have to have some discipline, if you are good with it and dont have distractions you will be better than smart people

Public government run education is the worst imo, it does not cater to peoples individuality with respect to how they learn. For me, I love learning, but school was a nightmare, bullying and boredom had me drop out in high school. I worked for a bit, traveled half my country (Australia) had kids, had many different life experiences, then went to university and did a 4 month bridging course at aged 23, graduated that with really high marks, got into Law and Pre-Med. Now at aged 27, I’ve dropped out of Law because I have decided I just really want to be a doctor so my focus is there. School is really not for everyone, and there are options if it not for you and its totally ok to take those options regardless of what age you are. I think the pressure to finish school is also a problem, especially when we have so many successful people who did it without school.

Funny you mention Govt run education, which is poor quality. I was very average in school but then once I went to private school I paid for in subjects I love I A+ everything!

I almost always got straight Fs. I am considered intelligent by most people around me, though I will not go as to be arrogant and say I am. The School system is unproductive, it kills off one's desire to learn, which is why ignorance is such a problem in America. I personally cannot *stand* to be around people who gossip about social media, modern music, relationships, and etc. I don't understand how they would want to be so simplistic and uneducated when we as humans could accomplish so much more. In society it has always been a ruling class (this goes for all forms of political governments with an existing state, excluding tribal leadership.) Of intelligent people who make most the decisions for society, and refuses to educate commoners anymore than knowledge than they need to survive. To justify this they have used Religion, TV Shows, Music Artists who mumble and are probably talentless, etc. They promote these idols before the common folk, who thus aspire to be these fantasy idols that are in the media, defusing the want to learn, and igniting the path to ignorance. And thus by stating these thoughts I literally came up with within a few minutes, I can prove that you don't need to be a bookworm to be intelligent. Thus I was always disliked by popular kids at my school because I saw beyond their lack of maturity, this angered them, and I even had to defend myself from their annoyance/anger with me. Anyway sorry spouting nonsense, I hope I helped anyone here understand the existence and flow of intelligence in our human society.

Public education is an garbage in garbage out system that is designed to produce people who are just smart enough to work but otherwise not enough to see through to those behind the curtain controlling our malignant and outright soulless society.

Nope they dont

@trump donald69 whatever makes you feel better about yourself man. Hope your day gets better since you feel the need to pick petty fights over the internet. 😎👌

@trump donald69 just like you right now have no actual fact or evidence supporting yours? If you don’t see how making a comment like that is petty then you’re just only supporting what I stated earlier. 😎👌 have a good day man, or at least hope you have a better one.

Most of the time people of actual intelligence see how many flaws there are in the world, and are humbled by it. Perfectionism is just a symptom of loss of control.

I prefer to call it mental masturbation as tyler Durden said. Literally everyone smart I've met are always ego tripping, and don't know what being intellectually humble is. Some don't even know without emotion they're nothing.

Again you?

nope , Valerian root , I sleep just fine

@Ray Mak you will be big one day

Absolutely.

No disrespect to your accomplishments sir. That being said. I would tutor my ex in AP bio and she would get A's on her texts so long as she rehearsed the concepts I explained to her. I would always get a C in bio because I would never study enough to recall the things that needed to be memorized. I could never sleep either because I was always thinking about meaningless things. I also have a cousin that gets straight A's. Anyone could tell you she isn't the brightest. But you know what she would always sit down and write out her flash cards. I was too busy for hw day dreaming about meaningless abstractions 😂. Idk I find that interesting. What are your thoughts?

Not me. Turn off the TV and read

"bored"

@She-Ra Princess of Power ideas are ideas. If you cant engage due to nuance in language and find the meaning between the grammatical errors that says far more about your snide personality than it does about anything or anyone else

If you’re bored with something, it’s a simple just move on.

@Wmffra Bach burned!

Lol you're so right

😄🙏

10 out of 10 bodies cuh

Yup. You stop aiming for higher goals. You never get there

Same here

it is not. you are usingit as an escuse to claim you are intelligent.

@@jsgv7935 No he or she is right. My brother has a 160 IQ. He's had a terrible life of anxiety. Mine isn't as high but high and I too suffer from anxiety. My other brother of average intelligence had a great, successful life. So which of us was really gifted?

@@jsgv7935 No he or she is right. My brother has a 160 IQ. He's had a terrible life of anxiety. Mine isn't as high but high and I too suffer from anxiety. My other brother of average intelligence had a great, successful life. So which of us was really gifted?

@@AngelasJoys Very good question. I wonder the same thing often. It's highly debatable.

Definitely both infj n intp. Its definitely a life long struggle n hard to keep track of ur thoughts n emotions.

Estp here it has nothing to do with MBTI types. Types are relevant including the one that I wrote.

Is the multiple personalities a hypothesis or a theory? A hypothesis is different from a theory and many people confuse a hypothesis for a theory; people say theory when they actually mean hypothesis. A theory is a step up from a hypothesis.

Yuuuuppppp🤔

it might be cost of high intelligence

I disagree, dumb people admire smart people and want to be like them. Crazy is crazy if you're dumb and proud of it then you're crazy. Think about that one. Like our political system.

I tell that to people all the time of Reddit. The amount of stupid people baffle me on there. And there are always the first to open their mouths about something not pertaining to them at all.

Makes sense because they cannot grasp certain ideas as quickly or at all so if they have no intellectual curiosity, to begin with then of course it would be easier to find a way to write your intelligence off. They're like don't confuse my brain space with your knowledge.

@@kaycard766 Hey some people with low IQs are very intellectually curious that lack of knowing really gets you going in learning something new.

I agree 100%

It may be true for the majority. The video asks if we can identify with some of the given examples, not ALL of them.

The video is about introverts

You can definitely be both.

There are many kinds of smart. Book smart and street smart are two types.

@@Ace.0.0.0. It was about intelligence, not "smart" or "knowledge". And it was crap

Hi there, I know how you feel, I avoid people, I just say hello. and something daft to make them smile, but I have 2 lovely dogs! People either look down on you and despise you, or else if you are intelligent or rich they are jealous of you and they hate you ! But dogs love you unconditionally so long as you're kind to them !

Omg I relate to u so much

It’s easier to see the tree than the leaves. The glory and the problems are in the details.

@@spaceted3977 I don't even waste my time saying hello to people using noise cancelling headphones bose and ignore people.

People who learn parrot fashion are called intelligent ! People who really are intelligent, most people don't understand what fhey are talking about !

Intelligence has many expressions, some are high information processors, while others have high understanding of actual information. There is also kinetic intelligence, High emotional intelligence. and many many more. We must learn not to limit what intelligence is, especially if you have more then most. It's all good and should be recognized as such. Use your intelligence to learn of others who express different traits of intelligence. LEARN MORE AND LEARN FROM...

I feel you, same here

Sure that wasn't autistic? 😀

Highly creative*

@@pontificateyourlife4536 Put it like this... I was never "officially" labelled as such but it would explain A LOT (as would "borderline personality disorder" and possibly a touch of psychopathy)😱😱😱😱

It took me til the age of 32-33 to fully accept the comparatively lower intelligence of the general public. Maybe it was just denial, but it's honestly depressing.

What kind of stuff do you wanna talk about 👀

@@BlackBeavisThataIsntReallyBlac we don't like movies as they show redundant stuff, unlike some epic ones that need our minds to run. Horror is definitely a no-go, comedy is something we love but most of them feel like bullying someone. So it's mostly about how we dislike things that are the norm in the society like most tests as they actually don't measure someones understanding of a topic. The thing is we like contradictive people who would rather explain, both take and give some wrong assumptions on one's side. How religion is actually something that separates people and how it is rubbed on us to make us follow some rules that they consider normal. Why God was created to make people fear him and make them follow those rules as fear is what makes us do things than love. How many of us follow our passions and paint for a living when we are not good painters? It's the fear that makes us do a random job that can pay for a living rather than follow our passions. Why do most people blame the government that it is not doing anything for them, when they don't spend enough time researching ( at least a few hours) about whom to elect with a neutral eye. Why do people find it more interesting to watch a movie on Toilet paper but not a detailed documentary even when the documentary does have more emotions, facts, and better details on the topic of help we can provide in the scale we are ready to invest our time in. Let me put this scenario, 'I started reading about electron clouds in an atom', I would be thinking about why and how is this a better model of representing the electron and would think about the flaws in it with the knowledge I previously have on this topic, What I realized talking to another person is that they would study for marks and try to get better marks by understanding just what they are presented with on the book and never wonder about the possibilities of colliding electrons and actually understand why they do or don't as they would never have got to that question in their mind. Why do people think the oscar is the most coveted prize in the movie industry when it actually can be rigged as a few actors have someone they like in the shortlisted movie and do actually vote out of respect for them. These things are something people generally believe in and get hurt when we talk about, but they rather don't understand that I would actually take in some things and accept that religion is a good concept in some quantity as people do need rules for the society to function as it lays some foundations to at least debate upon, though I would be mad that they actually also advertise that they are the only religion that is right. This is all fun to me. These are plain and boring things or something sensitive for those around me. Even the above line made me think 'why do people get sensitive, even when you not actually scolding them?', do they seem interesting to you? you are either having a comparable IQ to me or you personally felt or have been a victim of one of those things.

What are some of the ways you’re dealing with it?

The downsides are real.

Although I'm only two tips in but it's clear that these are downsides of people with high intelligence and low emotional intelligence. You can say emotional intelligence doesn't exist all you want, but there are definitely ways to let go and learn to function without being so passionate and being offended by being misunderstood and other maladies... shouldn't listen to society all the time and think that the solution to being misunderstood is more intelligence, it's more emotional intelligence and letting go in my experience. Also just because you're highly intelligent doesn't mean that society needs to exploit you, nor you it. At the end of the day we can do whatever we want with our intelligence because who's to say what's right and wrong way to go about it?

True! I agree,have also experienced this

They probably want to affect their brains and they just don't want to admit it.

There are Some truths to What you are Saying!!!

lol im the opposite i have a high eq but relatively low eq. except it depends on how you use it really, that you are considered "understanding" or "smart." And i like to think that maybe these all relate to everyone because we're all a little smart in areas that God has planned out for our future

Im a little bit over that, I just want to say emotional intelligence is possible to learn. But don't just study it, DO IT. It takes time, but very possible. Honestly, I think I went a little too far, cause now the depression is worse, emotional "non intelligence " or ignorance is bliss sometimes

@@rshade407 We know we have a tendency obsess about our emotions. Hence we naturally learn to limit them. But you can go too far in that direction. I think the vid actually has it exactly wrong. Higher emotional intensity comes with high mental capacity. Both traits of an overactive mind. I'm 135.

"Emotional Quotient" -Steve Covey and Anwar Someone. Great book.

True, but I feel like true intelligence involves both simultaneously

@@user-yn7uz9go5q most definitely. I think it’s a balance / combination of both.

@@user-yn7uz9go5q There is no thing as EQ mate, where are you all living? 🙄

@@nicoleonfeels you have both low, but I'm proud you care

Yea I do this too, no one wants to be that nerd

Cringe master

Ditto.

@@cratermoney6941 Your insecurity is showing

@@BlackBeavisThataIsntReallyBlac Insecurity is the behavior he labelled as cringe. Cringe definition : ''have an inward feeling of acute embarrassment or awkwardness.'' Maybe you should meditate on why did you feel the urge to make stuff up about someone you know nothing about.

First time you didn't get 100% ??? A-

You’re conversing with the wrong person if you have to lower yourself to be less intelligent just to converse with them. Find another topic, that’s of mutual interest, you’ll find you have more in common. Or find different people to talk to.

@@SuperAnya2000 yeah that really is the solution if you wanted someone to talk to. There are different types of intelligence or so I call them as talents of normal mortal abilities. There interest have in pact to there goals. If someone is no interested in the topic they be really confused and plain out get bored of that conversations.

Notice how the video didn't come right out and mention OCD.

1 thing... your imagery friend doesn't exist.

@@vandonbrown5623 nope, there is no magic man in the sky. you are stupid. sorry. :/

I suggest christian apologetics. It's christians who base their faith on reasonable grounds. Look t different points of view to see difference perspetive based on logic

tbh since I'm stupid so I really can't relate to this, but I think Ima try to understand it to see there point of view and get in site of how they feel. l > l

@not noot hi im reading the comments rn

@@asquidthatdances2943 yh what a coincidence

@@asquidthatdances2943 indeed

This list describes narcissism much more than high intelligence.

Imagine not being able to talk to anyone about your favourite topics. For most of my life I've kept my love of science secret, or the bullies would get me (didn't work).

@@i_am_ironman3380 yea I get how you feel bro

I wish I was more like you. I have tried for decades to try to get others to try to see through my eyes how simple complex concepts are. But 99.9% of the time their eyes glaze over and I can see in their eyes that they have quit listening. I have quit trying. I hope you never give up your talent to raise the tide.

Not true but it's likely intelligent people are more likely to click since it's made about them the normal average people don't care to hear or learn something that's not about them.

True.. Watching this video probably means we're not as intelligent as we assume. Intelligent people don't require validation.

Right and Wrong lol

Oh God how depressing lots of people hate intelligent people because they know they're not as smart so let's Diss them .its like you think people choose all these attributes .

There is a vast gulf between a stupid person and someone who can have an abstract thought that maybe they might be intelligent !!! Stupid people believe everything they see on TV, and everything they read in the newspapers ! I know people who could not use a computer to be able to go on RU-vid !!! Stupid people are incapable of thinking at all !!! So you can be intelligent just because you can think !!!!! With a bit of practise you can become really clever !!!!

what is it like to be smart coming from a stupid person

And that's why people find then annoying. Ha ha.

Even funnier that you clicked on it for exactly the same reason. 😂

@@mr.lumbergh7273 haha good one brother😂

Lmao I had this same thought then 3 seconds later I see this comment

@@nocapfacts9330 What can I say, it was my first thought, but I appreciate our being able keep it 100.

I have a reason to be here though even if I'm not that smart of a person :V I came here to see what intelligent people feel.

@@justacommenterno.7700 lol came to the wrong place, these are just people wanting their ego stroked, pretty much everyone fits these traits.

@@ethanschaefer8327 oh 0 O 0

How true! It's essential to move with those with same mind as you, problem is tho they're not often easy to find. Hence like you said Sir your circle of friends are those you've already known for years not necessarily because you've known them for years but because they were difficult to find

Thank you for spelling minuscule properly. Nothing makes me nuts like spelling and grammatical errors. Everyone thinks I'm an asshole but I will never stop correcting people. I alienate everyone and lose friends on a daily basis but I don't care. Eventually I'll probably jump off of a cliff but in the meantime spelling and grammar are so important to me that I am completely insufferable...

I agree

You just described my life. Thank you for sharing. By the way, and saying this in a playful demeanor: Don't you think that emotional and social skills should not be called "intelligence" (as Dr. Jordan Peterson points out). If you can learn something, it is not intelligence. And here again, I have let myself go, as the video says, without anyone asking me. Sorry.

@@miguelfenollosa well, the definition of intelligence is to "acquire" and apply. Im sure you werent born with all the intelligence you have lol. Higher IQ doesnt really measure what you know, but rather how you use it effectivly. Regardless of what peterson said, emotional and social skills are learnable, and i wish i knew that much sooner. I say that because, the way i have taught myself to react or act to social and emotional stimuli is WAY better than when i was younger. So i would say that compared to even my younger self let alone others, i am more intelligent in that regard.

🙂@@rshade407

That's great, I'm sure you inspired so many of your students. Congratulations 👏👏👏

You and I are similar. I would far rather being alone than with a woman who is stupid and very opinionated. Being alone, I don’t feel alone. I am an island from a sea of lazy and stupid people. I achieved a lot and am retired and relatively wealthy. I have a great relationship with my sons and my extended family. I feel as I am the luckiest man alive.

Germany😂

India hehe

Hey man, i got nothing to say, but i feel you and im proud of you

@@ahoj6614 Thanks, it means a lot

Same here...

Hey I'm my best friend and I'm unapologetic about it

I like how you laugh at people who brag about PhD's then brag about 4 degrees even though probably 2 or 3 of them are totally useless or just nonsense lmao

@@cratermoney6941 you’re obviously too dim to to understand the contrast I’m drawing.

@@Xanthrochroid like a skirt?

I cannot explain how this effects me. The smarter you are your paradigm’s keep getting deeper and deeper yet no one else can understand your ideas.

I would love to be in contact with you and have a word with you whenever you feel like you need to talk to someone..even I don't get people who are ready to have a deep talk.

All through school, I was always in advanced classes, and was always told I could do better if I would just work a little harder.