Would you trade the sociable part of your brain to be smart?

[Noah]

I mean, you would no longer be able to have social relationships online and in real life. Would you trade that in order to be more intelligent than you are now.

[UncoordinatedPisces]

Nope, I wouldn't. Can't live without my social life :') I'd miss all my friends too much. And anyway, I happy with my intelligence XD Even though I do have my blonde moments.

[Misiziri]

If I had the intelligence, could I just use it to regain my social interacting abilities? If yes, than I choose intelligence so I can have both x] If not, I wouldn't trade social skills for intelligence. I mean... you can gain intelligence through interacting with other people and studying so I could have smarts anyways without trading sociability... get my drift? Those are just my two cents though, they don't really matter xD

[FlipMode]

No.

[cleargreenwater]

Nope. If I have learned anything from my hyena hobby, it is that socializing allows for & supports intellegence and problem solving to develop, it's the animal kingdom's most social animals that ARE its most intellegent. Intellegence would cease to have importance and evetually meaning in a vaccuum, so I would not.

[Regulus]

It's not good to be at either extrema. Which is exactly why I sometimes wish that my brain was wired more for communication, rather than logical tasks. For example, I really suck at group work. For me, it's actually easier to do everything myself, instead of telling others what I want them to do. I try, but it just isn't easy.

From my life experiences, I have concluded that most people can't even begin to understand just how difficult it is for me to get my thoughts across quickly, in a clear and concise manner. Especially without coming off as rude, stupid, inconsiderate, ignorant, etc. It really does suck. In some ways, it seems as if the world (or society, more accurately) isn't made to fit my needs. I have to adapt.

I don't mean to be all depressed and crap about it, though. It's just part of who I am. I've never been a very sociable person. Everyone always says "just be yourself," so why should I want to change? If people don't like the way I am, well, that's tough s***. Different types of people are required for society to function. There's a place for me somewhere, I just have to find it.

It's not even like my brain doesn't have advantages. Oh, yes, it does. My grades in school are almost flawless, and I never study. In general, I'm very good at figuring things out, whether there's something wrong with my car, my computer, or the kitchen sink. People sometimes call me Wikipedia, just because I seem to know a little bit about everything. My opinions on controversial topics typically differ from the majority, which always allows for interesting discussions.

And, you know, sometimes it's really nice not to *need* people. If I was stranded on an island by myself for a week, I wouldn't lose my mind like most people. In fact, I would probably be more sane than if I was stranded with others. No one saying do this, no one saying be there, no one saying stop that, no one saying see here; I'd be free to run around all day! My existence does not need to be justified through the existence of another person. I need time to myself just so I can get away from the chaos that other people sometimes create.

You may or may not ever know just from reading my posts. I probably seem sociable enough here to appear 'normal' to most people. However, that isn't exactly true in real life. In real life, I don't have an hour (or two) to type up a few paragraphs that will be read. I have seconds, at most, to think of not only what to say, but how to say it. And, sometimes, one little mistake can have big consequences. And don't get me wrong, I do like to be around people and chat. Just in small doses.

In conclusion, no, I wouldn't trade the "smart" part of my brain to be more sociable. And I most certainly wouldn't trade what little bit of sociability I actually have to make myself even smarter; it's a proven fact that geniuses often have difficult lives. Intelligence has much less practical application than you'd think. I don't mean to sound arrogant, but if I had any more, I really don't know what purpose it would have. Most of my intelligence goes to waste as it is now, anyway.

I wouldn't want to change that about myself any more than I would want to change anything else about myself, be it gender, ethnicity, beliefs, etc. I've spent years trying to simply understand my odd brain; I'm most certainly not going to give up and throw it all away, even if it would make my life 50x easier. It's who I am. As long as I live, I'll always have this brain. It would be incredibly illogical not to accept that and make the best of it anyway, even if it does sound a bit stubborn.

This might just be the longest post I've made on this site. I'm not too surprised. I always have a lot to say whenever this sort of topic is brought up.

[Woeler]

Not needed

[AdAstrα]

Nope. I already am rather introvert, I wouldn't want to lose whatever sociability I still have lol.

[Azdgari]

Nope. Better to live in the middle.

[SlayerOfLight]

I'd say no, allthough I'm quite used about not being able to socialise much, besides with some friends, people at my work, and some guys in my MSN and SKYPE.