Pair Programming seems like it would be great if both programmers have similar ways of approaching problems, and can bring their different perspectives to bear

Pair Programming seems like it would be great if both programmers have similar ways of approaching problems, and can bring their different perspectives to bear on the problem in compatible ways. What happens when two people approach things from very different perspectives? Coming from a physical science background, I've found that I "think differently" than most computer scientists and engineers I've ever worked with. It's different enough to my mind to be quite incompatible with in situ pair programming; the few times I've done it have been in interviews, and it was uncomfortable to say the least. It seems like the difference between a kinesthetic and a visual learner. I don't care how often you expose one type of learner to the other kind of learning, there will only be so much improvement; after the improvement plateaus frustration will set in.