Looking for something for a long time and then finding it in the end is not a sign of intelligence but instead of foolishness for not checking in the first place.
Consider the staetement "I spent ten minutes looking for my car keys and they were in my pocket the whole time.". Based on this statement, is "I feel like such a genius for looking for my car keys for so long only to realize were in my pocket the whole time" a true statement? Yes/no/unknown