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Ten Struggles of Being Highly Intelligent
Smartness comes at a cost
It is said that if you are the smartest person in the room, you are in the wrong room. Many people believe that intelligent people tend to live an easier life because of their wise decisions and perfect academic and career performance. However, this is not always true. Because to understand their intelligent ideas, the world should also possess an equal mental capacity. This is not the case most of the time, therefore, intelligent people face many difficulties along their journey of life.
There are many benefits of being intelligent but this comes with its fair share of cons.
1. Boredom Overflows Quickly for Intelligent People
Small talk and unnecessary topics bore intelligent people. They do not care what their neighbour is up to, or how the weather is outside. Instead, their topics of interest are life-changing ones. They are always in a need to upgrade their lifestyles. Interested in science, politics, philosophy, and literature, magnificent ideas are always residing in their brains and are all set to be presented in a discussion. This is the reason…
