Everyone does strategic planning multiple steps down the road to some degree, whether they have a high IQ or not. For some gifted people it is easier. But not s

Everyone does strategic planning multiple steps down the road to some degree, whether they have a high IQ or not. For some gifted people it is easier. But not something anyone can avoid in daily life. So the article is silly as far as that goes. I think that making a habit of consciously reviewing your assumed consequences _is_ a bit of wisdom. But the article is conflating IQ and that habit. Also, I think the biggest difference maker in strategic planning is usually in the amount of relevant experience in a domain.