Alan Watts: The Painful Truth About Being Highly Intelligent 🧠

I won't expect many people here to have an interest in listening to this, but I know some will. And, I won't expect many replies. I've seen posts from and talked with many intelligent, yet lonely people here. I suspect it's those - and those who've found it hard to "fit in" - who will find this clip interesting and informative. It's helped me understand why I have so few true friends - only a small handful, if that. People who process their world in a more inclusive way, will understand.

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Jayciedubb · 56-60, M

If i click on this, and its a typical Alan Watts video, of typical Alan Watts video length, I'll likely forget that I got there from here when I move it to the background while I occupy my hands on other tasks, like doing the dishes, laundry, bathing my son or myself, or drawing or something like that, I'll likely click on the next video.

Also, I kind of already know the reason. I'm not claiming to be any more intelligent than the next guy, or that I'm at any kind of pinnacle of success. It's just that I learned on a smaller scale why they say it's lonely at the top. It's a lesson that repeated itself at every level. ..and I know how I've been treated because I'm often accused of "always thinking," as if it's not fair to everyone else or it's something I would stop doing before a solution to a problem is achieved. I really don't understand how anyone could be alive and not thinking about something/anything.