Some or maybe all of you have noticed the intelligence push on other parts of the net, and I couldn’t help but weigh in.

One thing that fascinates me is how “intelligence” is automatically assumed to be equivalent to “interesting”… and that couldn’t be farther from the truth.

I think it’s important to note that “intelligent” and “interesting” are not only two completely different things, but have zero correlation in my experience.  I can think of countless people who weren’t too bright but interesting as hell and fun to hang around, and plenty of incredibly intelligent people who were painfully boring.

In fact, over the years some of the most interesting people I’ve come across have included poor & illiterate old men in rural towns, and children with down’s syndrome. On the flip side, a good number of people I knew in grad school were absolutely brilliant, and generally nice people, but bless their hearts they were dull. Not trying to criticize them, because I like them, but just pointing out they’re not automatically more interesting than the others simply because they have more brainpower.

I’m not trying to knock intelligent people down a peg… I think it’s obvious we’re all pretty intelligent guys. But if you assume that all people below a certain intelligence level are uninteresting, you’re either lazy or pretentious.

I found it hilarious (and a tad bit disturbing) that elsewhere when one guy said he wouldn’t mind dating a girl who worked at Burger King, provided she had all the other qualities he wanted, he was met with: “What could you possibly talk about?” in total seriousness. Ignorant at best, elitist at worst (I’m inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt… After all, we’ve all had our ignorant moments).

Frankly, a good bit of the most popular hobbies and activities out there don’t require one to be an intellectual powerhouse: Music/Concerts, Exercise/Playing Sports, Watching Sports, Hiking/Biking/Walking/Running, Roadtripping/Sightseeing, Storytelling From Past Events/Adventures, Watching Movies/Documentaries, etc.  I could go on and on.  My best friend is a HS graduate, and we’ve been on countless roadtrips where we’ve turned the stereo off and just talked about those topics for 6-8 hours at a time.

The lesson in this is: If you’re intelligent, be thankful for your blessing… but realize it doesn’t make you an interesting person by itself. And if you’re average, or even below average in the intelligence department… don’t sweat it. There are plenty of ways to be a fun and interesting person that are already well within your grasp. Hell, you’re probably already doing them.

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