I’m very interested in this question as well. It seems like mathematically talented folks can stay grounded and make progress for longer, while verbally talented folks get lost in their fiction more and more over time. But I say that as a mathy person who’s never been good with words, so take it with a grain of salt :-)
But the linguistically talented, though they may get lost in their fiction, might use that as a medium for truth-seeking. The fiction itself may act as a sort of “what if this were true” where you can explore counterfactual worlds.
On the other hand, the mathematician seems to explore only the things that are true, and tries to tease out the logical consequences.
I’m very interested in this question as well. It seems like mathematically talented folks can stay grounded and make progress for longer, while verbally talented folks get lost in their fiction more and more over time. But I say that as a mathy person who’s never been good with words, so take it with a grain of salt :-)
But the linguistically talented, though they may get lost in their fiction, might use that as a medium for truth-seeking. The fiction itself may act as a sort of “what if this were true” where you can explore counterfactual worlds.
On the other hand, the mathematician seems to explore only the things that are true, and tries to tease out the logical consequences.