Mathematics is mostly not that useful. Unfortunately most useful skills are not explicitly taught by our education system. Negotiation. Cooperation. Compromise

Mathematics is mostly not that useful. Unfortunately most useful skills are not explicitly taught by our education system. Negotiation. Cooperation. Compromise. Communication. Soft-skills are poorly taught and hard to learn. We mostly learn these skills subconciously. Even when trying to learn them conciously it is difficult. Mathematics hasn't been of much use to me over decades of working in software. 90% of my degree in electronic engineering was mathematics (I didn't know better). Some skills needed for my software practice: (a) focusing on the right problem (b) talking to users (c) concentrating on usability (d) design skills (e) negotiation, (f) obstinacy in the face of problems outside of my control (g) choosing who to work with. University level mathematics is clearly required in some software domains.