Everyone is capable of, and can benefit from, mathematical thinking

I used to get very frustrated that others could not intuit information the way I could. I have a lot of experience trying to express quantities to leaders and policymakers.

At the very minimum, I ask people to always think of the distribution of whatever figure they are given.

Just that is far more than so many are willing to do.

Waste of time. Just talk in terms of what they want to hear. They are just interested in the payoffs (not in the details).

As info explodes and specialists dive deeper into their niches, info asymmetry between ppl increases. There are thousands of specialists running in different directions at different speeds. Leaders can't keep up.

Their job is to try to get all these "vectors" aligned toward common goals, prevent fragmentation and division.

And while most specialists think this "sync" process happens through "education" and getting everyone to understand a complex ever changing universe, the truth is large diverse groups are kept in sync via status signalling, carrot/stick etc. This is why leaders will pay attention when you talk in terms of what increases clout/status/wealth/security/followers etc. Cause thats their biggest tool to prevent schisms and collapse.

> Their job is to try to get all these "vectors" aligned toward common goals, prevent fragmentation and division.

This is overthinking it. People with power tend to be interested in outcomes. They can't evaluate all the reasoning of all their reports. It comes down to building credibility with a track record and articulating outcomes, when you want to advise decision makers.