== You could say that the lowest common denominator of both of these methods is that, in both of them, there is an equation== You certainly could say that, but

== You could say that the lowest common denominator of both of these methods is that, in both of them, there is an equation== You certainly could say that, but you have no idea how the variables will react. That sets people up for disappointment when they think they’ve “optimized” human relationships.