Why highly intelligent people are NOT happy.

Discussion in 'Psychology' started by Illuminated One, Oct 9, 2007.

  1. ElCubano

    ElCubano

    the world is not "just is" it is a combination of everything...bad, good and ugly..although when veiwing the media one would think it is all cruel ( rightfully so )....how you react, handle it or view it is what can change your attitude. you are correct..
     
    #101     Oct 10, 2007
  2. I'd like to make a general comment. Wanting to have a child could be our base natural instinct to spread the "seed". Have a namesake, someone to carry our genes.

    One might admire and look up to someone who has found happiness in having children.

    I do think, once we achieve some of what we want, money, power and understand it's limitations for happiness is when we seek to find meaning in greater existence. I think at this point everyone differs on how much money and how much power or never come to the realization after all.
     
    #102     Oct 10, 2007
  3. The more you know the more you know that you don't know. Doesn't sound like intelligence has much to do with being happy.
     
    #103     Oct 10, 2007
  4. Because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns -- the ones we don't know we don't know."
     
    #105     Oct 10, 2007
  5. Arn't you the GULLIBLE one on the "I paid for the Secret" thread?
    Stop calling yourself Jesus...it shows your ego...Someone Religeous with no sense of humor will HUNT YOU DOWN!
     
    #106     Oct 10, 2007
  6. piezoe

    piezoe

    As a Suthe'ner i can tell ya'all don't have a clue.
     
    #107     Oct 11, 2007
  7. Naw. Some of us are genetically predisposed to unhappiness.

    Hans
     
    #108     Oct 11, 2007
  8. Sounds like you have money.

    The single mother who works three jobs and consequently can't keep her kids out of the cop shop definitely has a true problem.
     
    #109     Oct 11, 2007
  9. Superior intellect? An IQ of 147 is no more indicative of a developed intellect than a high percentage of fast twitch muscle is indicative of athletic competence.

    I've met people in Mensa with 170+ IQ's who have the intellectual depth of fruit flies.
     
    #110     Oct 11, 2007