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but since the man has traditionally been the leader in human relationships her superior intelligence causes unintentional friction.
because of 2 million years of genetic programming and breeding, your Neanderthal brain is also screaming at your frontal lobes to find one person to pair-bond with.
men trade intelligence in for beauty and youth (which we of course know “NEVER” happens in the real world),
happiness is relative and dependent upon solving your problems at your particular level in Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.
IQ is one of the most reliable indicators of future success. Financial, educational, professional, familial, and social.
many, if not most abnormally intelligent people will reach the point where there are no problems or very few in their lives.
“We aint’ goin’ out like that.”
10 years, 12% of your life.
Those on the receiving end of your forced charity are typically the least intelligent of society and don’t really bother looking at the federal budget, let alone contemplate the economics or morality of wealth redistribution.
All they see is that you have more than them and are completely unaware of the parasitic relation they have with you. So instead of humility, humbleness, kindness, thanks, and shame they emote rank jealousy, which often turns to full blown hate.
The Oprah’s and politicians of the world telling everybody their mistakes are your fault. And the parasites taking half your wealth while hating you for it.
People who prevent us from enjoying our lives, living our lives, and achieving our goals are at best what we call “obstacles” and at worst what we call “enemies.”
Specifically, is it worth spending your one precious finite life pursuing greatness? If it’s going to be this hard, and whatever greatness you achieve will likely be confiscated, not to mention the hatred and envy you’ll likely receive on top of it, would not a life of leisure and hedonism be preferable instead?
truth is that no genius ever reaches their full potential. The reason why is that what we can see in our minds, what we “know” we can do, isn’t possible because we rely on an imperfect world.
Do not ignore your instincts.
