It’s pattern recognition, Lyn!  No different than how you seem to seamlessly look at a few basic financial charts from the 70s, 40s and prior periods and confidently say ‘Yea I think we are living through a period that resembles X with characteristics of Y.’  As a musician with a finance background, that is probably the best analogy I can think of. The basic melody can be figured out quickly - for example, the progression from an E to Am to D. The details that make the song great take more work, like you digging deeper into obscure data.  For example, the E may actually be an E7 hammer on or something.  Anyway, funny how the human brain works. I’m more like your husband, and equally amazed at your fluidity with econ/finance analysis.  On the topic of music, are there any particular artists that have your attention these days?