Turns out, being an introvert has its own set of perks: stronger relationships, more energy, getting shit done. And since introverts must have their "me time," being smarter can be added to the list of positive introvert attributes.
It also found that the more social interactions someone has with friends, the happier and overall more satisfied with their life they are... except for one major exception. Highly intelligent people were actually found to have the opposite correlation. As in, they experienced more happiness with fewer social interactions. When these brainiacs are forced to spend time with others, even if it's with friends, it doesn't bring them as much life satisfaction as it does to less-intelligent folks.
"High general intelligence might allow people to
better handle new things that humans only recently are encountering,
such as managing one's life using computers, smartphones, etc., and not
needing (for survival purposes) to associate with friends on a daily
basis," he posited. "So, it's more like high intelligence might allow
people to more comfortably live outside of natural conditions."
It's a question of adaptation, in other words; in a
modern, technology-driven world that relies less on person-to-person
contact, more intelligent people might find themselves better able to
cope, and are therefore less happy when faced with their
savanna-dwelling ancestors' habits.
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