Being smart doesn't mean you aren't just as vulnerable to a wide array of biases and fallacies. So learn to recognize them. And then what?
"There is a vulnerability that you must accept once you start to unravel the biases, fallacies, and heuristics. The story you tell yourself to explain yourself is imperfect. Your personal narrative is bent and twisted and inaccurate, and that's beautiful because it's true for all of us."