So, what is intelligence, really?

那麼，智力究竟是什麼？

We know it isn't as simple as an IQ score, which is something even Stephen Hawking thoroughly denounced.

我們都知道它不止是智商分數這麼簡單，連史蒂芬·霍金都徹底譴責過這個概念。

And we can likely agree that Mr. Hawking was quite intelligent.

而我們可能的同意霍金先生是相當聰明的。

Intelligence is a complex, multi-dimensional construct that can mean a variety of things for a variety of different people.

智力是一個複雜、多維度的結構，對於各種不同的人可能有各種不同的意涵。

So, it can be hard to put into words what it all means.

所以說，要把它所代表的一切意義化為文字可能是困難的。

But no matter what definition you may adhere to, there's one thing all of us can agree on:

但無論你相信哪種定義，我們都可以同意一件事：

You know intelligence when you see it.

智力展現是你一看到就會發覺的東西。

A highly intelligent person is someone who's gifted at analyzing concepts and building upon them to form a better understanding of the world and those around them⏤

一個智力過人的人擁有分析概念的天份，並可以那些為基礎，建構對於世界以及周遭人物更好的理解。

how everything is connected and why things are the way they are.

一切是如何連接、為什麼事物為其所貌。

These people often have remarkably high IQs, academic achievements, and go on to become successful leaders and trailblazers in their fields.

這些人通常擁有異常高的智商、學業成就，最終會成為其產業中的成功領導人或先驅。

Wondering if you're one of them?

想知道自己是否身在其列嗎？

Let's look at eight struggles only highly intelligent people will understand.

一起來看看只有極度聰穎的人才會懂的八大掙扎。

One: You get bored with small talk.

第一：你因為閒聊感到厭倦。

If you've ever heard the quote "Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people," this is what it means:

如果你曾經聽過「思想偉大者談論想法、思想平庸者討論事件、思想狹隘者道人是非」這句名言，它的意思如下：

Highly intelligent people aren't drawn to what they consider the unimportant details of life.

智力高的人不會被他們認為不重要的生活細節所吸引。

Chatting about the game or the neighbors' newest lawn flamingo isn't something they see as a must-talk-about item.

聊一場賽事或是鄰居新買的草皮紅鶴裝飾並不是他們認為必須討論的東西。

Rather, they enjoy discussing ideas and concepts in anything from art to science.

相反，他們喜歡討論從藝術以至科學的任何想法和概念。

They think in ways of the deep, the abstract, and the thought-provoking, meaning small talk feels exhausting and time-wasting.

他們思考的方式是深奧、抽象並引人省思的，這表示閒聊會讓他們感到疲憊且浪費時間。

Two: You're careful with your words.

第二：你很注意你的言辭。

Do people around you often describe you as reserved or overly serious?

你身邊的人是否總說你是拘謹或是過度嚴肅的？

Many smart people tend to think more than they speak.

許多聰明的人通常思考多於說話。

This means that if they choose to share something, it's highly likely they've considered it from every possible angle, with rationale and logic to back up the conclusions they've come to.

這表示如果他們選擇分享某件事，他們很有可能已經從各種可能角度思考過這件事，並有可以支持結論的原理和邏輯。

All this preparation, though, can mean long silences while they construct the thought, which then gives the impression of being reserved or overly serious, which leads to the next struggle.

不過這所有的準備都可能代表他們在建構思想時長時間的沈默，會給人拘謹或過度嚴肅的印象，進而導致下一種掙扎。

Three: You're socially awkward.

第三：你在社交方面是笨拙的。

Here's where the common movie trope of "the awkward nerd" comes in.

這就是電影中常見「侷促書呆子」形象登場的地方。

You've seen it: The wide-eyed stare as a smart person realizes their response is awaited in silence.

你曾經看過了：當聰明人發現迎接他回應的是一場沈默時而瞪大雙眼。

Or their cringe-inducing statement made at exactly the wrong time earned them the disgust of the popular kids forevermore.

或是他們正巧在錯誤時機令人蜷縮的發言使得受歡迎的學生們更厭惡他們。

OK, we admit it⏤the media displays this in an exaggerated manner.

好吧，我們承認，媒體會用誇張的方式表現這個概念。

However, they aren't all wrong.

然而，他們並不都是錯的。

The awkwardness is even backed up in research.

這樣的笨拙甚至有研究結論的支持。

A study by Davidson in 2015 showed the people who have a high IQ tend to have a lower EQ, or emotional intelligence quotient, which is what helps us form relationships and hone our social skills.

Davidson 在 2015 年的一項研究結果就顯示，擁有高智商的人，EQ（也就是情商）往往比較低，而 EQ 卻是幫助我們建構人際關係和磨練社會技能的要素。

Life⏤it's all about trade-offs.

生活不過是各種取捨。

Four: You struggle to make good friends.

第四：你很難交到好朋友。

Is making true friends and finding your crowd somewhat of a challenge for you?

結交真心朋友並找到同路人對你來說有某種程度的挑戰嗎？

Some people are highly intimidated by intelligence and the perception that someone is too smart for them.

有些人會因為智力以及某人對他來說太過聰明這些想法而感到高度被威脅。

They feel like they can't relate or, perhaps, they're not smart enough.

他們會覺得自己無法共感或是他們可能不夠聰明。

People don't generally like to feel this way, so their response is to simply not befriend the smart person.

人們一般不喜歡有這種感受，所以他們的反應是乾脆不和聰明人交朋友。

The highly intelligent person is still a person, and people get lonely.

高度聰穎的人仍舊不過是個人，而人們都會感到孤獨。

If you relate to this, you may think, "If it's my intelligence that drives people away, then, should I dumb it down for acceptance?"

如果對這點有同感，你可能會想：「如果是我的聰明讓人遠離，那我是否該裝笨以被人接受？」

Well, ideally, you're drawn to other people in the same intelligence sphere as you.

嗯，在理想情況下，你會被其他與你處於同一智力層的人吸引。

They may be rare, but they're out there.

他們可能很稀有，但他們是存在的。

Five: You don't get out much.

第五：你不怎麼出門。

If you're highly intelligent, you'll most likely struggle in social situations.

如果你智力極高，很可能會在社交場合中掙扎。

You aren't so good at small talk and find it hard to make friends.

你不太擅長閒聊而且覺得交朋友很困難。

What effect does this have on the bigger picture?

這整體而言對你有什麼影響？

It could mean you don't get to go out much, so you focus heavily on academics, throwing yourself into work, work, work.

這可能意味著你不常出門，所以會高度專注在學術上，把自己投身在勤奮工作上。

Even if you generally enjoy academic pursuits, the severe life imbalance between work and social integration eventually leads to overwork, unhappiness, and possibly low self-esteem.

即便你一般來說是喜歡從事學術追求，工作與社交間嚴重的生活失衡最終會導致工作過度、不快樂感，甚至自尊低下。

Six: You're overly analytical.

第六：你是過度分析思維的。

Have you ever heard of paralysis by analysis?

你聽說過分析癱瘓嗎？

Well, this is a common struggle for the highly intelligent person.

嗯，這是高智力人們的一個共同掙扎。

It happens when you're crippled by always needing to know the correct answer⏤or the most correct answer⏤or making the best decision.

它發生在你因為總是需要知道正確或是最正確的答案或是做出做好決定而被綁手綁腳時。

You always struggle with indecisiveness.

你總是遭受猶豫不決之苦。

Just like how you think thoroughly of all the angles before saying something in a conversation, you do the same thing before you make a decision or give an answer.

就如同你在對話中說出任何話前會徹底思考所有面向一樣，在做決定或給答案前，你也會做同樣的事情。

You also tend to be able to find so many angles⏤pros and cons⏤that it can end up making you more indecisive.

你也傾向因為能夠找到包含優、缺點的諸多角度而最終讓你變得更優柔寡斷。

There is so much input that it clogs your output.

輸入資訊太多導致你的輸出被堵塞。

Seven: Your mind constantly craves exercise.

第七：你的頭腦不斷渴望鍛鍊。

Being a highly intelligent person means you enjoy and need constant intellectual stimulation.

作為一個高度聰穎的人表示你喜歡並需要不間斷的智力刺激。

In short, your mind has the munchies.

簡而言之，你的頭腦出現了飢餓感。

You always want to do something that engages your brain skills, dips you in a new discovery, or lets you stretch your thinking muscles.

你總是想做一些能夠運用你的腦力、讓你參與新發現中或是讓你思想肌活動的事情。

This means simple everyday tasks or already solved problems feel like a drag.

這表示，簡單的日常工作或是已經解決的問題感覺上都很枯燥。

Pretty soon, so many things feel "been there, done that" that the search for the next thing becomes arduous.

很快地，讓人感覺是「做過、無新意」的事情之多，會讓尋找下一件可做之事變得很艱難。

Eight: You're always feeling pressured to succeed.

第八：你總是感到需要成功的壓力。

If we may paraphrase the late great Uncle Ben, "With great intelligence comes great expectation."

如果我們改述故人班叔所說的話，「隨高智力而來的是高期望」。（譯註：班叔是指班傑明·帕克（Benjamin Parker），漫威漫畫中的虛構角色）

If you're a highly intelligent person, you've probably felt that somewhat indirect pressure to succeed.

如果你是極度聰明的人，你大概已經感受過需要成功的間接壓力。

From who?

從誰身上？

From everyone⏤yes.

沒錯，所有人。

Much of it comes from within, however.

不過，那種感受很多都是由衷而來。

Every time your friend casually says, "So, another 4.0 this semester?" or "Drinks on you for being Employee of the Month again, right?"

每次你朋友隨意跟你說：「所以你這學期的成績平均點又是 4.0 了嗎？」或「因為你又獲得本月最佳員工，所以要請一杯了，對吧？」時，

a little part of your mind nudges you, saying, "This is your place; you need to be here. Always."

你腦中的一小部分會推你一把，並說：「這就是屬於你的位置，你必須永遠在這裡。」

So, you end up pushing yourself to constantly prove your intelligence, leading to exacerbated perfectionist tendencies and an unhealthy, disproportionate fear of failure.

所以你最終回驅策自己不斷地證明自己的智力，導致加劇的完美主義傾向以及對於失敗感到不健康且不成比例的恐懼。

Do you relate to any of the struggles mentioned in this video?

你對影片中的任何掙扎感到了共鳴嗎？

Let us know in the comments below.

請在下方留言區告訴我們。

We get it⏤feeling a bit of victory by knowing things others don't sounds so incredibly good.

我們了解，知道他人不知道的事情而浮現的輕微優越感聽起來很不錯。

However, there are always many sides to a thing, and being smart isn't always a piece of cake.

不過，一件事總是有許多面向，而聰明並不總是簡單事。

Others might try to define you by your intelligence⏤seeing you simply as a brain or an IQ score.

其他人可能會試圖用你的智力定義你，認為你只有腦袋或是 IQ 分數。

Still more, many may never get past that.

還有更多人可能永遠過不了那一關。

So, they never try to get to know you, maybe even villainizing [sic] you out of jealousy.

結果他們永遠不會試著認識你，甚至可能因為嫉妒而將你妖魔化。

This can leave you lonely and feeling disconnected.

這可能會讓你孤獨並感到脫節。

Truth is, there's nothing wrong with you for being who you are.

事實是，你做自己並沒有錯。

In the end, others don't validate or create who you are, only you do.

畢竟要認可或是創造你身份的人終究不是他人，只有你自己才可以。

We'd love to hear your intelligent and thought-provoking comments below.

我們很希望能夠在下方留言看看各位聰明且引人思考的評論。

Please like and share.

請點讚並分享。

We'll see you in the next video!

我們下部影片中見！