Comment by mdp2021

> What differences between his way of thinking and [somebody else's]

Presumably sophistication ("sophisticated" as "complex" as opposed to "naïve" as in "less mature").

> If I could understand those differences, I might also understand how to narrow that gap

You narrow that gap through application on improved mental habits as aided by the leading examples of your good acquaintances (especially through reading). Just discipline yourself to think in a better way.

--

Edit: oh, since I had to return out of a linguistic matter: examine thought and its tools - language is one, logic of course another, aletics a paramount one... Refine all your tools. Learn to see better and better.