Ambition is antithetical to contentment, not intelligence. This is the drunkard's search principle [0]. If you go looking for intelligence, it is easiest to fi

Ambition is antithetical to contentment, not intelligence. This is the drunkard's search principle [0]. If you go looking for intelligence, it is easiest to find among perpetual strivers, either because they will sit for any test and take it seriously or because they have already distinguished themselves as an elite competitor in chess, physics, whatever. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetlight_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetlight_effect