> But the notion of a noble solo genius high on his mountain creating great things is more myth than reality
I’m not sure that’s actually true. The more I work the more I find that a single unit doing all the work is absolutely the most efficient.
Even if you can ultimately get more work done with many people working on the same thing (and some things cannot be done alone at all), the efficiency is lower.
I think that leads a lot of people towards the feeling that lone genius is most likely. I think it’s certainly more likely than any given person being part of a team that’s genius.
I’m not sure that’s actually true. The more I work the more I find that a single unit doing all the work is absolutely the most efficient.
Even if you can ultimately get more work done with many people working on the same thing (and some things cannot be done alone at all), the efficiency is lower.
I think that leads a lot of people towards the feeling that lone genius is most likely. I think it’s certainly more likely than any given person being part of a team that’s genius.