I like the story of Kim Ung-Yong. I read about him few years ago and today I was thinking about the subject of intelligence and this story comes back to mind. Kim Ung-Yong is a genius. He was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records with the highest IQ. At only 6 months old, he started to speak. Two months later, he already understood algebra. When he was 2 years old, he was fluent in 4 languages – Japanese, Korean, German, and English. At the time, his IQ is at 210. Another year added to his age, he mastered even more languages. In other words, he's really smart. What is interesting about him is that, he decided to give up the life of what society thinks a genius should be, and chose to live a life he thinks he should have, an ordinary life. He said, "When I was in NASA, every day I just repeated daily equations and research. I had no friends, I was lonely and exhausted. I lost a sense of purpose along the way. And I discovered that there is really nothing special about being special." He said, "People always try to be somebody special by neglecting their ordinary happiness. But they should know happiness means ordinary things that we take for granted, such as nourishing friendships, sharing memorable moments with friends at school and so on… I couldn’t have these things even if I wanted to. This is why I know that what I’m saying is important." Kim added that it’s not only about the educational background for one to prove his or her worth. "We are doing unnecessary things to become a successful man or a so-called ‘genius’ to be accepted by our society. Having friends, attempting something new or even failing something is already a meaningful life lesson. Unfortunately, people only focus on results rather than their experience of going through the process." When a really smart guy says something like that, I think that is some advice worth learning from.