How important is intelligence to you?

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I think intelligence is important. I find it very boring having a conversation with a stupid person.
But on the other hand, if I had a choice between high intelligence but low emotional intelligence (like now) or low intelligence and high emotional intelligence, I'd choose the latter.

i am not intelligent in a classic way. i have no interest in philosophy or politics or religion.
i am not interested in history or the writings of plato or archimedes (et al).

i do like however, to be able to solve the problems that occur in my day to day existence with a minimum of effort.
i like to explore the fields of my own private imagination that spans much area.
i never run out of things to think that are interesting to me, but i am not able to garner any interest in things that occur that are external to my immediate circumstance.

the reason i am never bored is because i always have some trivial question that i idly work to find a solution to, and if i did not have the capacity to explore what intrigues me, then i may feel that my existence is a burden.

i do not talk with other people in my life about things that take much thought to say.

i am not classically intelligent, but i have many neurons ready to take on a question that i privately pose to myself, and i answer myself to my satisfaction, and no one on the earth ever saw it happen.

I would love to be more intelligent. Almost everyone says I'm above average intelligence, but I don't feel like it. The thing is, I would like to do something with my intelligence, so I don't know what I'd be willing to give up.

I've thought about this subject before. Every time I think about it, it reminds me of Flowers for Algernon.

no it did not ring true so it is gone

I'd give up 1 IQ point for about $2,000,000 in my retirement account, as I could probably then retire. I'd give up 2 IQ points for $20,000,000.

Like I say, I've found no outlet for my intelligence. No job wants me. I guess I'm stuck. I guess if I can't get work then I'm not as intelligent as I think. I think I posses the wrong kind.

I would give up any number of IQ points necessary for my parents to retire. They're in their mid-50s and all they do is work and rest. They're always exhausted and they hardly ever get to do the things they want to do; they only get 1 day off per week. They don't even get to enjoy all the money they make, because the majority of their earnings go towards their 401K plans.

I would gladly give up being smart if it meant my parents could have an easier, more enjoyable life. Besides, ignorance is bliss, so if I weren't so smart, I think I might be happier too.

To all those saying "ignorance is bliss", that's ignorance, not stupidity (low intelligence). Knowledge of certain things can take the fun away (and only if you're irrational), not being smart. Stupid people are actually easily bored, and aren't having proper fun even when they're having fun.

To answer the original question, though, I'd only trade a small amount of intelligence for lots of money and a perfect or near-perfect girlie.

I wouldn't give up intelligence! I'm already really frustrated because my actual test results are only one point off from being in the "superior" range. I could round up, but it's not on paper.
I know it may sound like I care too much, but that's the only thing I have I can count on when I feel stupid. I suck at many things.

Nothing.

i need all my brain horsepower and then some- my neural matter are all spoken for and will be missed if any go away.

As long as I wasn't ret*d, I'd give it all up for turtles (and other reptiles to be allowed here and *never* killed unless very sick or injured. I'm selfish enough to require the IQ needed to take care of a turtle without assistance because having a turtle is my dream. Selfish, I know.