I'm sure it does Cliff. Not every developer is like you though (or me, for that matter).

My aim with a post like this is that we should make informed decisions about pairing based on factual evidence, and not on beliefs and assumptions. There is a solid body of scientific evidence that shows the benefits of pairing, which coincides with the personal experiences of other developers also. At the same time, that in itself can never be a reason to force or require people to do something they don't want to do. Every person is different and has different needs and different ways of learning. Pairing will work really well for some, and not at all for others. Which is also consistent with the evidence I present here.