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Logic solves problems, emotions don’t. Wait for a cooler head before trying to resolve issues.
Logic is a terrible way to solve problems. We wasted thousands of years on it before we figured out empirical approaches are better.
Maintaining an additional girlfriend/wife as a control may prove difficult
Unfortunately logic doesn't solve emotional problems. Gifted and intelligent people are much more likely to be depressed and anxious.
I was diagnosed "gifted" in grade school, and those were the absolute worst years of my life. I'm still recovering from how much psychological and emotional damage I took on from that time. Emotional intelligence is real, and it should not be slept on.
Scientifically proven too!
Fyi for people who need to read up -
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/some-assembly-required/202311/how-anger-keeps-us-from-thinking-clearly-and-what-you-can-do
However, as stress increases, so do norepinephrine levels. When norepinephrine is excessive, it stops activating those thinking parts of the brain[1] and instead starts activating the emotional parts of the brain.[2]
By dampening the ventromedial prefrontal cortex activity, stress inhibits the capacity to feel connected with others. People often become stuck in emotion-driven interpretations of events and are rapidly propelled into fight-or-flight mode, which limits our ability to respond flexibly and intentionally.[3]