I notice that people who are good at explicit thinking under-utilize the rest of their mind, to the extent to not doing much unless they "figure it out logically". There is much to be said for psychological normalcy, having IRL friends, hobbies, etc. This is an important part of winning.

Agree on all fronts. Part of why I'm scared this week and not some other week is because my IRL friends have mostly checked out for Xmas.