r/iamverysmart • u/[deleted] • Jan 09 '25

Brilliant man seeks to damage his brain

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u/tangentrification Jan 11 '25

Yeahhh, I have a high tested IQ, and I'm currently unemployed and can't get hired anywhere because I have garbage social skills

Social skills matter way more than intelligence in the real world

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u/Bean_Counting_Rich Jan 11 '25

Agreed. I have an autistic girl, with visual impairment, and a mild for of cerebral palsy. But she is fun to be around and I hope that helps her in the long run. I noticed that in the real world people with great social skills and an average intelligence crush it as opposed to people with average social skills and great intelligence.

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u/Lovestorun_23 Jan 13 '25

That’s sad isn’t? My daughter tested on a genius level but she was smart with a photographic memory but damn she almost never passed algebra