Empathy and subjective experience in programming languages
lexi-lambda.github.io
lexi-lambda.github.io
It's wrong both in assuming that emotions are necessarily inferior to other modes of thinking, as well as in not recognizing that everyone makes decisions primarily on emotional grounds (smart people only get to make up better rationaizations).
Related: "advertisement doesn't work on me", "I only review primary data and come up with my own opinions", and every claim ever that some organization is a strict meritocracy.
This is something that I took long to learn and now preach to all friends who will listen:
"You're smart. For many life situations, that's not a positive. Whatever it is you want to do at any given moment, your mind will find a way to justify it no matter how wrong or unhealthy the action is. It takes a lot of work to reign in a smart mind working against you".
For an simple example, be around a person when they start going to the gym and then proceed to listen closely how they come up with excuses to not go any given day.
"You're smart. For many life situations, that's not a positive..."
Sounds like you're smarter than all your friends. Had you considered making friends with someone who is smarter than you?