The Curse of Smart People
The author seems to attack logical and rational thinking a lot, however, their argument is not convincing.<p><i>"But I think Impostor Syndrome is valuable. The people with Impostor Syndrome are the people who aren't sure that a logical proof of their smartness is sufficient. They're looking around them and finding something wrong, an intuitive sense that around here, logic does not always agree with reality, and the obviously right solution does not lead to obviously happy customers, and it's unsettling because maybe smartness isn't enough, and maybe if we don't feel like we know what we're doing, it's because we don't."</i><p>Most importantly, consider the quote <i>"logic does not always agree with reality"</i>. Logic neither agrees nor disagrees with reality. Logic itself is flawless, but the assumptions you put into it can be wrong. The problem is not with thinking logically, thinking logically is <i>good</i>. Rather, it's an issue with holding incorrect assumptions.<p>Leaving aside the problem of defining <i>smart</i>, the claim, then, is that the smarter you are, the more false assumptions you hold. That's quite a bold claim. It needs a lot more evidence than personal anecdote for me to accept.