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Also won't help you get a date. The reasons are not uncorrelated. Well, yes and no. High cognitive ability is correlated with an ability to deconstruct the inp
by theorique 13y ago
Also won't help you get a date. The reasons are not uncorrelated.
Well, yes and no. High cognitive ability is correlated with an ability to deconstruct the input-output responses of females.
However, it's also correlated with referring to "flirting with girls" by such absurd phrases as "deconstruct the input-output responses of females".
The trouble is that demonstrating social intelligence in real life requires a lot of dealing with ambiguity, situations where there is no one right answer, frustration, blurred lines, rejection, and other stuff that male geeks tend not to handle as well as the average male who doesn't overthink stuff as much.
- eshvk 13y ago> The trouble is that demonstrating social intelligence in real life requires a lot of dealing with ambiguity, situations where there is no one right answer, frustration, blurred lines, rejection, and other stuff I argue this is the nature of every hard problem. A math PhD involves dealing with ambiguity, broken proofs and rejection. Recalibrating yourself to become aware of social cues is not hard. It is also not simple. It is not a matter of not overthinking (As much as you choking in a tech interview is not a matter of overthinking).
- theorique 13y agoExcellent point.
- kazagistar 13y agoThe over-thinking story is just one of many rationalizations. "I can't do well because I am too smart, see?" People get frustrated when they are bad at something. The options are to get better or not. It is tempting to rationalize not practicing as being caused by something out of your control.