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Psychology says people who are highly intelligent but feel lonely most of the time aren’t antisocial or cold — they are selectively social, and the gap they feel isn’t a lack of people but a shortage of conversations that match the depth their mind runs at constantly
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The flattering explanation is that intelligence creates a permanent need for unusually deep conversation, making ordinary social life feel thin.
Research distinguishes loneliness from social isolation, and some studies find that highly intelligent adults combine sociability with a stronger preference for solitude.
Frequent socialising may compete with goals that highly intelligent participants value.
They still expose the weakness in explaining a person’s social life with one flattering attribute.
Substantive conversation helps, but small talk is not the enemyThe claim about conversational depth has support outside intelligence research.