Nerds know they’re smarty-pantses—in fact, it’s part of how they define themselves, so sometimes we come from a place of “everyone is stupid but me.” This is shitty and wrong. It also leads to spontaneous emotional reactions to situations rather than calm, well-thought-out ones. Here’s a little trick to keep you from going from zero to yelly in 5.4 seconds: Whatever your first reaction is, make it your third.
