<p>To make this more interesting, does anyone thing intelligence and happiness are related?</p>
<p>^Yes. Most def.</p>
<p>No–and I think the happiness question is probably more interesting/important, but I generally think confidence is a LARGE component of happiness, so they’re pretty similar.</p>
<p>Happiness has a lot to do with (this is partly personal opinion, partly science, like anything):
a) brain chemicals
b) ability to understand/rationalize/justify situations, which can be related to high intelligence, but can also be related to total stupidity where you make things up for yourself.</p>
<p>I guess b) is really the relevant part to answer your question, rrcjmcandless, so basically, I think they’re related, but not correlated. High or low intelligence can cause high or low happiness–a direct influence, but no ability to say, “Oh, you’re smart, therefore likely to be happier/unhappier.” I don’t think I’m explaining this well…maybe I’ll try again later.</p>
<p>If you know your smart, you’re confident. If you’re smart and insecure, you have a problem…</p>
<p>I just tested this exact theory for my ISEF project…</p>
<p>It’s called the Dunning-Kruger effect.</p>
<p>^^Yes, that reminds me of an article I read recently, which is very, VERY thought-provoking… I think it somewhat answers the question of this thread, as well: [The</a> Dunning-Kruger Effect You Are Not So Smart](<a href=“http://youarenotsosmart.com/2010/05/11/the-dunning-kruger-effect/]The”>http://youarenotsosmart.com/2010/05/11/the-dunning-kruger-effect/)</p>
<p>And this “Humility effect” also is quite interesting: <a href=“http://gadgetopia.com/post/6819[/url]”>http://gadgetopia.com/post/6819</a></p>
<p>Cognitive bias isn’t about IQ, it’s about knowing things. IQ is your ability to learn.</p>
<p>I myself know I’m smart with a 144 IQ, but I have rather low confidence.</p>
<p>I can definitely think of cases when certainly appears as if it would be true. But do I think this is a fact? No.</p>
<p>Besides that, this seems like a great way to insult people. :)</p>
<p>@bookannelida</p>
<p>Wow, awesome link.</p>
<p>If you truly believe you are smart, that should give you confidence. Of course, a lot of dumb people think they’re intelligent… But smart people should derive some basis confidence just from their own intelligence.</p>
<p>There’s never going to be any resolution to this! I consider myself to be of above average intelligence with perfectly good social skills. I’m a happy person! It’s just the way I think… why would you be sad if you could be happy?</p>
<p>I gain confidence from my intelligence and from my fun, happy, intelligent, amazing, good looking friends. I have no clue what my IQ is, but considering my success thus far in the world of academics, it’s probably pretty good.</p>
<p>These different aspects of a person can be interrelated, but there are exceptions to everything. Yes, you can be smart, confident, and social. But you can also be any combination of anything in the world. People are different, and it’s impossible to try and place them all in the same box of descriptors.</p>
<p>Girls dig smart guys. amirite?</p>
<p>This is actually a good question. The one ACT I went into thinking I’m going to kill it, I did the best on. I definitely think being confidence at least helps.</p>