But not everyone actually achieves it.

但不是每個人都能真正做到。

For many individuals the presence of a great family life and a flourishing career is often not enough.

對很多人來說，一個好的家庭生活和成功的工作常常是不夠的。

A smart individual can have all these things and more but still feel a sense of loneliness and sadness.

一個聰明的人可能擁有了這些，或是更多，都還會常覺得孤單或難過。

Here are six reasons why smart people sometimes struggle to find happiness.

這裡有六個原因解釋為什麼聰明人這麼難感到幸福。

Number 1: intelligent people overanalyze.

第一，聰明人經常會過度分析。

It's common for an individual of high intelligence to overthink and analyze every aspect of their life.

常見的情況是，有高度智慧的人會從各種角度過度地分析和思考他們的人生。

While this analytical nature can be a great asset,

雖然擅長分析是一個很好的資產，但不斷地分析每件事可能會讓你的人生變得充滿挫折與疲憊。

constantly analyzing everything in your life only leads to frustration and exhaustion.

但不斷地分析人生中的每件事只會導致滿挫折感與疲憊感。

Your knowledge and life experiences have taught you to have a critical eye.

你的知識與人生經歷教導你以批判的角度看事情。

This is a burden that many people don't carry simply because they don't think on this level,

這樣的負擔不是每個人都有的，因為他們的思考不在同個等級，

plus there are the timeless dilemmas and philosophical issues that seem to have no solution.

而且總會有永存的兩難困境與哲學議題，看似無法解決。

The more you try to figure it all out, the less satisfied you become in your quest for understanding.

在這尋求解答的過程中，你越努力想要理解你就越不滿足。

In this case, the saying "ignorance is bliss" is true.

由此來看，俗話說的「無知是幸福」是真的。

Number 2: intelligent people have high standards.

第二，有智慧的人有很高的標準。

Smart individuals like to hold everything in their life to high standards,

聰明的人喜歡把生命中的所有事都放在一個高標準裡，

and the failure to reach these standards ultimately leads to disappointment:

而未能達到這些標準時就會導致失望，

be it your career, your relationships, or even the talent and skill level that you bring to your daily activities.

這可能包含了你的工作、戀愛生活、或甚至是在日常生活中展現的才能和技術水平。

If your expectations are unrealistic, prepare to be disappointed,

如果你的期待是不現實的，你就要做好失望的準備，越是大而不實的期許，

and the greater and more unrealistic the expectations, the greater the letdown when these hopes aren't met.

而目標越大、越不切實際，失敗時的挫敗感就越強。

Number 3: intelligent people are extremely self-critical.

第三，聰明的人很會批判自己。

Unhappiness for highly intelligent people also stems from their deep-thinking nature.

聰明的人不快樂的原因也來自他們深度反思的天性。

When you compare yourself to those high standards, you'll blame your failures on your own shortcomings.

當你拿自己與那些高標準比較的時候，你會把失敗怪罪於你自己的缺點。

This self-critical nature directly combats your happiness and then fault-finding becomes your new normal.

這個自我批判的天性直接打擊了你的幸福感，且讓吹毛求疵成為了一個新的常態。

Intelligent people often think back to events of the past,

聰明的人常常會回想一些過去的事件，

into situations in which they behaved poorly or made the wrong choice.

憶起那些他們表現不好或做錯決定的情境。

You may not realize it, but this constant regret over past decisions is robbing you of happiness every day.

你可能沒有發覺，但經常對過去決定後悔會消磨掉一天中的快樂。

But those who are able to forgive themselves and work beyond these issues are on the path to happiness.

那些能夠原諒自己並解決這些問題的人，才能真正踏上前往幸福的道路。

Number 4: intelligent people are overly ambitious.

第四，聰明的人都太有野心了。

It's very difficult for a person of high intelligence to be satisfied with what they already have.

擁有高度智慧的人很難對已經所擁有的感到滿意。

Your complex mind causes you to constantly seek something bigger and better, a greater purpose if you will.

你複雜的腦袋會讓你不斷地尋求更大、更好、更宏偉的目標。

This drive to achieve can make you miss the simple things in everyday life that bring others a great deal of satisfaction.

這實現目標的動力會讓你開始想念那些能讓其他人感到滿足的日常小確幸。

Your mind craves intellectual stimulation, and you aren't satisfied until you find it. Then you need more of it.

你的大腦渴望知性的刺激，找到它你才會感到滿足。但之後你又會渴求更多。

For this mindset, the saying "stop and smell the roses" can be helpful.

對於這樣的心態，那句「停下來享受生活」可能會有幫助。

Number 5: intelligent people are often misunderstood.

第五，聰明的人難以被他人理解。

We all want to be understood and accepted for who we are.

我們都希望自己能被別人理解和接受。

It's great to share meaningful conversations with a like-minded person

能和志趣相投的人分享有意義的對話，

and to find someone who shares your own world views and philosophies.

找到和你有相同世界觀與哲學觀是一件很棒的事情。

This can be quite difficult to find for a person of high intelligence.

但對聰明的人來說，要找到這些是很難的。

When you feel like no one can connect with you on your level, you feel alone and misunderstood.

當你感覺沒有人能和你在相同的水平產生共鳴，你就會感到孤獨和不被理解。

It's been proven that people with high levels of intelligence don't need to socialize as much as others.

有證據顯示，擁有高度智慧的人不需要與其他人一樣頻繁的社交。

But the need for human interaction is still there.

但他們還是需要與人交流的。

When you have a high intelligence,

擁有高智商的人

you just prefer to talk about meaningful and fascinating things rather than trivial subjects such as food or weather or other people.

你喜好與人討論一些有意義的和精彩的內容，而不是那些瑣碎的，像是食物、天氣、或是關於其他人的話題。

Number 6: intelligent people often develop psychological issues.

第六，聰明人常會出現精神方面的問題。

Numerous studies have shown links between psychiatric problems and high intelligence.

許多研究顯示，精神相關疾病與高度智慧有一定的關聯性。

Anxiety and bipolar disorder are among the most common.

其中最普遍的是焦慮症與躁鬱症。

It's not certain whether these disorders come from having a brilliant mind or not,

我們還不清楚這些疾病是否來自一個聰明的腦，

but the prevalence of the connections cannot be ignored.

但它們之間關聯性的存在不容忽視。

Even in the absence of severe mental disorders, if you have exceptionally high intelligence,

即使在沒有嚴重精神疾病的情況下，若你擁有一個非常聰明的大腦，

chances are you may struggle with depression because of the reasons mentioned above.

你還是有可能會因會上述原因而陷入憂鬱之中。

When you constantly think on these things you may also find yourself reflecting on life and death and the purpose of existence.

當你不斷反覆思索那些事，你可能會發現自己開始反思人生、死亡以及存在的意義。

Topics that are often accompanied by feelings of sadness. In the end, you hold the key to your own happiness.

而這些議題通常都會伴隨悲傷的情緒。但到最後，你還是掌握著通往自己幸福的鑰匙那個人。

Sure, the circumstances around you play a big part, but that doesn't mean they determine your happiness.

當然，你身邊的環境可能佔了很大的因素，但那不代表它們就決定了你的幸福。

Sometimes you have to adjust your perspective and priorities to really find this happiness.

有時你需要調整自己的心態和優先順序以找到幸福。

What are your thoughts about this? How do you find happiness in your struggles? Let us know in the comments.

你對此的想法是什麼？你如何在困境中找到幸福？留言告訴我們。

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