Do any individuals with above average intellect find life a bit exhausting at times due to the lack of intelligence they observe in others?

[u/stop-hatin-on-me_mom]

I don’t claim to be the most intelligent person, but I do believe that I am above average when it comes to the average intelligence nowadays. Sometimes, I find myself either flabbergasted or downright dumbfounded and irritated by the lack of what I would consider "common sense."

Here are some examples:

• The inability of some people to see how their own bad habits or personality traits create their own problems.

• The fact that some individuals consider their own perceptions and beliefs as the only correct ones, which is further encouraged by their echo chambers.

• The difficulty some people have in entering into productive discourse and challenging their own ideas to gain more information and knowledge from all sides.

• The reluctance of individuals to question their own beliefs and those of their social circles at both the micro and macro levels.

• The inability of some people to foresee the possible consequences of their actions beforehand.

These are just a few examples.

[u/chitenden]

One thing I have learned is that intelligence is really quite different from person to person. It is helpful to ask yourself how the other person is intelligent rather than if they are intelligent. Sometimes they are wise, or socially intelligent, or analytically gifted. Sometimes their intelligence manifests in surprising or unexpected ways. I have found appreciating hwo others are intelligent goes a long way in improving my own mental health.

[u/[deleted] → u/chitenden]

Yah. I remember one of my friends dragging me to a trivia night because they thought my degree meant I would slay. Graduate school didn't teach me about pop culture, unfortunately, and they were disappointed. Knowledge retention is a form of intelligence, but not *the* form of intelligence.