Smart people may be far happier with their own company than meeting friends. 

 

比起和朋友见面，聪明的人自己独处时更快乐。

 

A new study has found that for intelligent people, the more frequently they socialise with friends, the less satisfied they are with life. 

 

The findings come from two evolutionary¹ psychologists who challenge the modern view that the more social contact we have the happier we will likely be. 

 

Satoshi Kanazawa of the London School of Economics and Norman Li of Singapore Management University propose that the core social skills developed in our ancient past still hold sway over our happiness today. 

 

They propose that the 'savannah theory' is at the root of modern happiness. This theory dictates² that the factors which made early humans satisfied are still true with modern life. 

 

Using data from a long-term study, which surveyed adults from 18 to 28, they applied³ the theory to explain the findings of self-reported levels of life satisfaction.

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