This is really hard and rare, but looks easy. And it likely the most impactful skill ever: the ability to consume info, retain it, and then form a persuasive opinion + narrative around the info. Scott Galloway does this so often, I love it. On Theo Von's pod, he made a bold point on the biggest innovation America ever made: The biggest innovation in history isn't the smart phone, its the American middle class. Its not normal to have a middle class. We had 7 million men return from ww2. They had demonstrated excellence, were strong, dedicated, heroic. And then Truman put in place a bunch of things that leveled them up. Gi Bill, subsidized home loans. and etc. -- He does this constantly. Many times in this particular podcast, which is centered around men getting left behind. This is a very hard thing to do. Imagine reading a 800 page bio of Truman or some other book. You get to a few pages that mentions this topic. You'd have to takeaway how big of a deal it was that 7 million qualified men coming home from war impacted USA. You'd have to understand how Truman's policies impacted that. You'd also have to understand how, in other countries, a middle class isn't normal. And then you'd need to have context on other innovations in America (phones, cars, etc) in order to make the claim that the middle class is the biggest needle mover. Now, I'm not saying Scott's right (but its a compelling argument). What I'm saying is that - actively consuming info - connecting the dots - knowing what's important - being able to recall that info - and then forming those points into a cohesive argument and opinion ...that's HARD. And to express it eloquently, very hard. But its a very powerful thing because it makes you the ultimate persuasion machine. Which is arguably the most impactful skill any human can have.