Im fairly intelligent, and im a business major at a “partyish school”, so you can guess the kind of people im often around. I seem to be in some perfectly inconvenient equilibrium of intelligence and intrests that makes it hard to genuinely enjoy peoples company and conversations.
Anyone that I would estimate to be around my intelligence lacks any similar interests to me and often social/conversing skills as well. Any people who share interests with me tend to lag in intellect. I’d personally rather be friends with the second option as I believe shared interests makes it easier connect than brain chemistry or whatever. And when conversing with my friends i get so easily frustrated with ther general/emotional intelligence. They’ll tell me stories of problems in their life that have pretty simple solutions, and on the occasions I do point out what I think would work, people often act defensive or provide irrelevant/ineffective excuses. I guess it’s not just their intellect but rather their non-caring nature to fix things. I hate when people would rather complain than take action.
I’m good at hiding my frustration, but it makes it hard to genuinely connect when it seems our conversation is just like “filler” of them saying things that are common sense and not really thought provoking.
Please anyone with similar experiences give me tips, I’d like to see what has worked for others before my time at college is over so I can make meaningful connections that will last.