Despite what your friends on Facebook might want you to think, being heavily engaged in your social life doesn’t necessarily equate to more happiness.
According to the Washington Post, a national survey of 15,000 respondents aged 18 to 28 revealed that intelligent people feel happier with less social interaction, including social interaction with friends.
That kind of antisocial behavior is typically seen as negative. However, a study recently published in the Elselvier journal ScienceDirect.com posits that the character traits of “shyness, avoidance, [and] unsociability” have decidedly positive associations with creativity.
Being around other people keeps creative people from exploring new thoughts and ideas.
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