"<a href=""https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hppbxV9C63g&amp;t=58m43s"">58:43</a> "what is the sweet spot for the human condition"? this depends on your goals and ambitions. <br>I'm a pretty smart person and the answer seems obvious (for two categories):<br><br>For the average person the sweet spot is slightly above average. That's were you are able to attract mates", navigate life, and self-realize without being bogged down by the broader issues of the world and humanity or philosophy. Knowing "too much" and thinking "too hard" leads to depression, imho. <br><br>For me personally, the higher the better. I'm miserable at my IQ of 110-120 (I took the test over 15 years ago with a result slightly above 120), so I figure I might as well be miserable with higher IQ.<br><br>With those two easy categories dealt with, what's not clear or obvious to me (as Richard pointed out about academics (which i'm not)) is: When do you want to be below average in intelligence? I think never, but I don't have all the answers and I'm most likely missing some factors.