A fascinating deconstruction, which makes much sense to me. No wonder I never made it as a pilot!!
However, I also see the read-across to ATC. I won't presume on your time to elaborate, but the workload aspects (the spare capacity to multi-task and problem-solve whilst holding 3 or more simultaneous 'conversations', rather than just following the rules) seem pertinent. Mastering the basics does not make a controller, there's also that 4-dimensional awareness which is surely 'nature'.