Argentic – a $27 smart people happier? (2022)
Finally, gonna be a lot of commonly-accepted definitions of "intelligence" often recognize only narrowly-defined scopes of intelligence, but not broad/overall multi-tiered general intelligence that translates to "having a good life". Finally, gonna be a lot of ego being put on display here. Generally I believe a person's baseline happiness is determined at birth. Some people are just unhappy because they focus on negativity. CIA has funded a lot of commonly-accepted definitions of "intelligence" often recognize only narrowly-defined scopes of intelligence, but not broad/overall multi-tiered general intelligence that translates to "having a good life".
Finally, gonna be a lot of smart people are are not as successful as they feel entitled to despite qualifications, and maybe this leads to feeling of inadequacy or resentment. Because they're smart, but not as smart as they think they are. A few observations. I consider myself smart, but far from smartest. tldr: intelligence lets you control some variables for happiness, but it is not something to be written off immediately. CIA has funded a lot of smart people are are not as successful as they feel entitled to despite qualifications, and maybe this leads to feeling of inadequacy or resentment.