The cleverest guy from our school who was working several years above his level and was a prodigy in music etc was working in a papermill and living with his pa

The cleverest guy from our school who was working several years above his level and was a prodigy in music etc was working in a papermill and living with his parents well into his 30s. Being smart does not mean being successful. Having said that I do know a few smart people who work on the boards of various companies. A good friend was a research physicist for years and is now basically unemployed but does some part time work tutoring kids in maths and taking groups of kids to do outdoor activities. If you are really smart would you be working 12 hours a day in an office?