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Builder scribbled: is reading Again, everyone, I apologize for Scribd cutting off the second page of the article. It was not done by my choice or with my blessing. Scribd seems unable to correct the problem even though I have informed them about it many times since August 30, 2009. The full version of the article may be found, on Scribd, at Why Intelligent People Tend to Be Unhappy (full version).
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Why Intelligent People Tend To Be Unhappy

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The rates of suicide, imprisonment and emotional dysfunction among highly intelligent people are much higher than for the average. Many are socially and emotionally underdeveloped or maldeveloped. Read on to learn why.

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kgrhoads

kgrhoads: Quick glance after downloading, GOOD, will read tonight at home. As for document issues, after I upload something, I check it and often have to upload it again, or as a new version, to have it gotten right. Sigh. Too many variables in the process, it doth appear. 22 minutes ago

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You Need It to Live, But Too Much Will Kill You

from Builder in Research, Health & Medicine

Seldom in history has a product worn the horns of the Devil and the wings of an angel at the same time. Loved and respected because it provides the energy we need to work, to play, even to breathe, sugar is so important to our diet our bodies take several things we eat and convert them into sugar...

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Builder scribbled: bozgor, it applies to all of us. We're all together. Thanks.
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Still Waiting for the Light to Change

from Builder in Research, Health & Medicine

Sometimes the greatest disappointments in life are when others let us down. Find the home site of author Bill Allin at http://billallin.com

11/18/2009
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Still Waiting for the Light to Change

from Builder in Research, Health & Medicine

Sometimes the greatest disappointments in life are when others let us down. Find the home site of author Bill Allin at http://billallin.com

11/18/2009
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bozgor

bozgor scribbled: "If I expect to find great pleasure in the good things about life, I must be prepared to accept the things that really suck.........Those who don't struggle with life don't improve because they don... 11/18/2009

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Builder scribbled: bozgor, it applies to all of us. We're all together. Thanks. 11/18/2009

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Builder scribbled: David, intelligence develops most often in a "social" setting as well, such as in a school classroom, a meeting room, or even by being among a group watching the evening news on television. Input is always individual, though the setting is usually with more than one person. The problem is that we do not actively teach social skills and emotional skills the way we do intellectual skills and physical skills. Children not exposed to social and emotional learning opportunities do not learn, even in social settings, because the focus is on other things. Carol, I recommend that you commit your thoughts to writing before they get lost. You never know where the written word may go.
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Why Intelligent People Tend To Be Unhappy

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The rates of suicide, imprisonment and emotional dysfunction among highly intelligent people are much higher than for the average. Many are socially and emotionally underdeveloped or maldeveloped. Read on to learn why.

11/16/2009
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Builder scribbled: Thank you Jen. My objective is always to make people think. Sometimes I do that by holding up a mirror so they can see themselves, other times I provide a different point of view they may not have thought of.
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What a Relationship Needs to Succeed

from Builder in Research, Health & Medicine

Most relationships, especially marriages, seem destined to fail from the start today. This article explains why and how to avoid the problem when beginning a new relationship. / Find the home site of author Bill Allin at http://billallin.com

11/02/2009
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Builder scribbled: I can't figure out that wording, either version. If what my friend says is the accepted interpretation, I'll go with that. I'm not comfortable with the "brother" reference either because the word has gone through so many transformations of meaning over the past 3000 years.
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What a Relationship Needs to Succeed

from Builder in Research, Health & Medicine

Most relationships, especially marriages, seem destined to fail from the start today. This article explains why and how to avoid the problem when beginning a new relationship. / Find the home site of author Bill Allin at http://billallin.com

10/28/2009
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Builder scribbled: Thanks Kenosis. Relationships are about what goes out from us, not about what comes in. Those who focus on what they get from the other tend to find themselves alone eventually. As a friend of mine says, "To get a friend you must first be a friend." He claims that's a quote from the Bible. True or not, the words are valuable.
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What a Relationship Needs to Succeed

from Builder in Research, Health & Medicine

Most relationships, especially marriages, seem destined to fail from the start today. This article explains why and how to avoid the problem when beginning a new relationship. / Find the home site of author Bill Allin at http://billallin.com

10/28/2009
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What a Relationship Needs to Succeed

from Builder in Research, Health & Medicine

Most relationships, especially marriages, seem destined to fail from the start today. This article explains why and how to avoid the problem when beginning a new relationship. / Find the home site of author Bill Allin at http://billallin.com

10/28/2009
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helenwinslow scribbled: Bravo Bill. Thank you for this insightful and thought-provoking article. I read it despite, not because of, the negative lead-in. I'm not a researcher or statistician, but I scratch my head over ... 11/13/2009

josenv1122

josenv1122 scribbled: A Good one to read !!!!! don't miss this. 11/13/2009

The Trashy Novel Corp

The Trashy Novel Corp scribbled: Wow. 85% Married men and 65%-75% of Married women are cheaters?!? I'm opening a detective agency! I'm gonna clean up!! I gotta go, I also need to bug my spouses car! 11/13/2009

JedDiamondPhD

JedDiamondPhD scribbled: Bill, Thanks for a stimulating article. As a marriage and family counselor for the last 44 years and I agree that we must understand human nature--the way it is, not the way we wish it were--if w... 11/14/2009

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JedDiamondPhD scribbled: Bill, I would enjoy corresponding with you. Looks like we have some similar experiences. Check out my work and subscribe if you like. 11/14/2009

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Builder scribbled: 42, I would note two things. First is (as the article suggests) that highly intelligent people are often socially underdeveloped, thus making friends who are like them is more difficult than for the average person ("The Big Bang" TV show is not typical). Second would be if the highly intelligent person thinks more about themselves than about the other, then a friendship would fall apart as any friendship would. The "throw-away" society does not teach relationship skills and it doesn't value them highly. Great analysis, by the way. Thanks.
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Why Intelligent People Tend to Be Unhappy (full version)

from Builder in Research, Health & Medicine

This is the full version of the extremely popular article about highly intelligent people and their tendancy toward unhappiness. The previous version on Scribd had the second page cut off (for reasons as yet unaccounted for).

10/26/2009
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Builder scribbled: Dear Readers, please note that Scribd has refused to remove the second page of this article from its "store" even though Scribd admits that I will not receive anything from sales of the full article. This problem has been ongoing since August 30, 2009. Please see the full article at http://tinyurl.com/yjxuke4 Leave your comments there, not here any more. Thanks and sorry for the trouble.
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Why Intelligent People Tend To Be Unhappy

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The rates of suicide, imprisonment and emotional dysfunction among highly intelligent people are much higher than for the average. Many are socially and emotionally underdeveloped or maldeveloped. Read on to learn why.

10/24/2009
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carolannaugustus

carolannaugustus: DON'T trust anyone till you're positive about them. I'm sorry this happened to you Christmas Carol 11/16/2009

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Builder scribbled: Dear Readers, please note that Scribd has refused to remove the second page of this article from its "store" even though Scribd admits that I will not receive anything from sales of the full article. This problem has been ongoing since August 30, 2009. Please see the full article at http://www.scribd.com/doc/20820997/Wh... Leave your comments there, not here any more.
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Why Intelligent People Tend To Be Unhappy

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The rates of suicide, imprisonment and emotional dysfunction among highly intelligent people are much higher than for the average. Many are socially and emotionally underdeveloped or maldeveloped. Read on to learn why.

10/24/2009
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Builder scribbled: Rakesh, I regret my absence from the Vimarsh forum. I had thought that there was no further interest in the kinds of topics we used to discuss there.
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Buy Your Way To Happiness? Not Likely

from Builder in Research

Not only can't you buy your way to happiness, believing you can will make you unhappy. Here's the evidence. You don't have to be poor to be happy, you only have to know what you're doing. / Find the home site of author Bill Allin at http://billallin.com

10/15/2009
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Builder scribbled: Seaview, it staggers my imagination that you could believe that reality depends on agreement among humans. I find it equally hard to comprehend that integrity can be altered by others with "less honorable intentions." Alloyed integrity, as you put it, is not integrity at all.
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Your Life In A Day

from Builder in Research, Humanities

Ever wondered about the meaning of life, the purpose of your existence or why such a place as we live even exists? The answers may be hard to find only because we don't know how to look for them. Here are some tips to think about. / Find the home site of author Bill Allin at http://billallin.com

10/12/2009
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Builder scribbled: Thanks Seaview. I agree with your sentiments, but not with the arguments you use to get there. There is no "general concensus." You may believe there is, and that provides your reality. Without integrity, nothing matters. Unfortunately, almost everyone believes they have it, while very few do. That's why so much seems to matter so little to so many.
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Your Life In A Day

from Builder in Research, Humanities

Ever wondered about the meaning of life, the purpose of your existence or why such a place as we live even exists? The answers may be hard to find only because we don't know how to look for them. Here are some tips to think about. / Find the home site of author Bill Allin at http://billallin.com

10/12/2009
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