 Have you ever wondered if you're intelligent or not? If you're always picked on to answer questions and handle tasks in your organization, you likely are. Being intelligent has a lot of advantages. However, sometimes it can be a burden. In this video, I'm going to share with you 10 problems that intelligent people have in their 20s. 1. Overthinking. Young intelligent people analyze everything. They are unlikely to just do what they are told without trying to understand why and how it adds up to a larger vision. While this is a desirable trait for vision building and goal setting, it can be a disadvantage for companies that deal with day-to-day sales. A young intelligent salesman is more likely to spend hours pouring over sales strategies than actually selling. This can adversely affect the company's income and eventually lead to him or her losing their jobs. As a young person, work very hard and preserve your intelligence. But when you are in a setting where the action is more important than strategy, suspend your thoughts and do what is requested of you. Over time, you will adapt to using your intelligence even while doing what you are told. 2. Excessive arguments. Do not spend time arguing over everything. Young intelligent people often disagree with others. This makes them engage in a lot of arguing. Arguing with your team will not help you achieve any goals. Intelligent people should understand that no progress is no progress and arguments only lead to this. As a young person, be open to the opinion of others. Disagree politely and always hear another person out before disagreeing. Criticism is more often than not seen as a personal attack. The best approach is to listen and discuss problems, always asking the person if he sees another angle to the problem. Arguing all the time can also push people away from you. As a young person, you need connections for your growth. Being known for excessive argument is not ideal for a person's reputation. This is a problem intelligent young people sometimes face. 3. Pride. When you are young and smart, the tendency is to think very highly of yourself and your ideas. This always has repercussions. As a young intelligent person, do not look down on others because you have a professional degree or top grades in your college. This attitude can cost you. It takes a lot of commitment to stay friends with anyone. Friends are the strongest support anyone can have. If you look down on others, even if they were friends with you, they are likely to leave you. Your degrees will not care for you when you are ill. Your job will not cook your dinner or hang out with you during the weekend. It most certainly will not remember your birthday. Treating others well is one of the best investments anyone can make when they are young. You might be intelligent, but you're still young. Some people are decades older than you in age and experience. Humble yourself so that you can learn from others. 4. Lack of team spirit. The tendency to disagree with the opinion of others common among intelligent people makes them poor team players. Because the intelligent person thinks his ideas are always better, he doesn't see the need for the team and as such does not work well with others. Teamwork is the foundation of most successful companies in the world. They often collaborate with other companies on projects. They do this by sending their teams to the partner organizations to come up with a project plan. A young person who doesn't work well in the team is unlikely to get any promotion in such an organization. As a young person, you need to understand the world doesn't revolve around you or your ideas. Other people also have brilliant ideas and just because you don't approve doesn't invalidate their ideas. Learn to tolerate others and work with them, even when they get concepts lower than you do. 5. Indecisiveness. An average intelligent young person analyzes situations before taking a decision. This can both be an advantage and a disadvantage. It is an advantage when this helps them to see different options to take in every given situation. It can be a disadvantage because it means they take a longer time to make decisions. Most successful people have to make fast decisions daily. They take risk and reap large profits from time to time. A very intelligent young person is very unlikely to take risks. Risks are not rational. Because of this, they can spend time considering their alternatives while their counterparts are making a profit and getting ahead. As a young person, you should learn to take risks. Quick decision making is a desirable skill for entrepreneurs. If you ever want to run an enterprise or work in one, learn to take action faster. 6. High expectations from people. Young intelligent people are often under a lot of pressure. They are typically the best in their areas of interest and as a result have a lot of work to do. Beyond that, people also expect a very high standard output from them. Because of their antecedents, this puts them under a lot of pressure. As a young intelligent person, you are more likely to be given difficult tasks than everyone else. You should however, learn to deal with high expectations while doing your best at the task at hand. The best approach is to acknowledge that you are human, that you will not be perfect in all you do, but give each task that comes your way your best shot. 7. Less empathetic and tolerant. Young intelligent people also have the tendency to be less empathetic than others. They are used to high expectations and giving their best. This makes them unable to understand others who are less intelligent. They are less likely to forgive a misdeadline than others and will not hesitate to point out the wrongs of others. As a young person, doing all this will only help you create enemies for yourself. An average person already has enemies simply because they have something others don't have. Learn to be empathetic and accommodate others. No one loses anything by helping others grow. 8. Wanting everything to be perfect. Young intelligent people also have the problem of wanting everything to be perfect. They are unlikely to set out doing anything unless everyone is in order. While this habit can help one in keeping their environment very neat, such a habit can impede growth. Most times in life, everything is not going to be perfect. One needs to be able to accomplish their goals irrespective of the prevailing circumstances. 9. An intense battle with self-doubt. A lot of smart young people struggle with self-doubt. They sometimes set standards so high for themselves that, when they fail to reach it, they struggle with self-doubt. As a young person, it is important that your self-confidence never wavers. Always believe in yourself no matter what happens. If you don't believe in yourself, you can hardly convince others to believe in you. 10. Envy from others. When you are hard-working, smart and successful, people can tend to envy you. Avoid friends who never call you when they hear you got a promotion or started a business. People will always envy successful people. It is not something you can avoid. However, you can avoid associating with people who feel this way about your progress. If this video inspired you, subscribe to our channel. We love you.