Why smart people are not always successful

I came across this speech by Rich Gilbert talking about smart people and why they are not always successful or happy.

I don’t think I’m extremely intelligent (certainly not dumb), maybe above average. But I feel that this video talks about my whole life: The stupidity of the education system, the difficulty to find people with whom to have good conversations, the dumbness of corporations, the choice of following my intellectual interests and balanced lifestyle instead instead of just earning money doing stupid things for stupid people

Society is not made for/by intelligent people. Some of them learn to adapt and find their own way, most don’t, and end up misfit and frustrated. They don’t realize that it’s not their fault that the world is stupid, but their responsibility is to adapt to it.

If you sometimes feel frustrated with stupid organizations or people, watch this video and share it with someone you consider smart.

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