The friendship of intelligent people and human relationships

Why do smart people make fewer friends? How did intelligent people differentiate during the evolution of the human brain?

We all wonder the answer to this question from time to time: What makes a life worth living? Is it having lots of friends and family around you? Is it having people to help you with everything? But have you ever observed who smart people are surrounded by? Maybe you've noticed before that smart people make fewer friends.

The study interviewed 15,000 people aged between 18 and 28. According to the study, people living in densely populated areas are less satisfied with their lives. In addition, people who have more social interaction with close friends say they are happier.

However, there is one exception to the research results: intelligent people. The more people with higher levels of intelligence socialize with others, the less satisfied they feel with life. Why is this so? Intelligent people prefer to stay at home, working, going over their plans, rather than going out for an evening and having fun while pursuing long-term goals.

People with higher IQs and greater capacity to use their intelligence spend less time socializing. This is because smart people focus on long-term goals. Instead of socializing, smart people tend to use their intelligence to create something bigger than themselves. Sometimes they are forced to do so.

Think, for example, of people you know who have gone to university or started their own business. To achieve their goals and aspirations, they are forced to limit their social interactions and focus on their goals. An intelligent person also needs to limit their social interactions in order to create something bigger than themselves and good for humanity. Otherwise, they feel that social interactions will distract them from their goals and ultimately have a negative impact.

When pursuing their long-term goals, smart people would rather stay at home and work and go over their plans than go out for an evening and have fun. This is not to say that smart people don't value friendship. But they do find socializing a distraction when it comes to achieving goals.

The human brain evolved to meet the demands of our ancestors over vast territories. At that time, population density was lower and the hunter-gatherer lifestyle prevailed. Frequent communication with friends was essential for survival and the reproduction of the species.

Nowadays, however, living conditions have changed completely and the way we interact with people has been affected by this change. As a result of this change, intelligent people may be better able to cope with the challenges of modern life. In other words, because intelligent people are better adapted to the problems that arise as a result of evolutionary change, it may be easier for them to deal with them.

Intelligent people, like everyone else, value relationships and friendships. But in valuing them, they are more selective about how they use their time. But this doesn't mean that smart people don't value friendship or human relationships.