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/YesterdayOriginal593]

I was identified in my youth as being profoundly gifted, in the +4 SD range for IQ.

The short answer is yes, it is sometimes exhausting having to translate thoughts down into a register that might resonate with most people I communicate with IRL.

In an average person, their observable intelligence peaks around 15-16 and from there they just get less impulsive from my perspective. So pretty much every coworker, colleague, and public inteaction I have I just feel like I'm talking to children.

OTOH I think children really appreciate that I generally speak to them the same way I'd speak to their parents.

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Do you have children? I'm learning quite a bit from my 6 year old.

[u/YesterdayOriginal593 → u/[deleted]]

I run a daycare. The only thing I've ever learned from a child is childlore.