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The author says:

> So smarter people are happier, right? Well, this meta-analysis says no.

The linked meta analysis says:

> At the macro-level, we assessed the correlation between average IQ and average happiness in 143 nations and found a strong positive relationship.

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As for the 'IQ poorly measures solving ineffable, poorly defined problems' - sure. IQ is however strongly correlated with how much money people make. If making a living over decades in a fast changing world isn't a poorly defined problem, I don't know what is.



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