“Can You Ever Be Too Smart for Your Own Good? Comparing Linear and Nonlinear Effects of Cognitive Ability on Life Outcomes”, by Matt I. Brown, Jonathan Wai, Christopher F. Chabris, 2021 Mar 8. (Open preprint.)
In a word, no.
“We found no support for any downside to higher ability and no evidence for a threshold beyond which greater scores cease to be beneficial. Thus, greater cognitive ability is generally advantageous—and virtually never detrimental.”
“Can You Ever Be Too Smart for Your Own Good? Comparing Linear and Nonlinear Effects of Cognitive Ability on Life Outcomes”, by Matt I. Brown, Jonathan Wai, Christopher F. Chabris, 2021 Mar 8. (Open preprint.)
In a word, no.
“We found no support for any downside to higher ability and no evidence for a threshold beyond which greater scores cease to be beneficial. Thus, greater cognitive ability is generally advantageous—and virtually never detrimental.”