> the products of my misguided cleverness. To me this is the take home. For a long time I would try to find clever solutions to problems, or just try to be cle

> the products of my misguided cleverness. To me this is the take home. For a long time I would try to find clever solutions to problems, or just try to be clever in general, and it is not just other people but your own future self that has to deal with it. This also applies to other parts of academic life as well such as grant writing. Code is also about communication with other people and if you are clever then you had bettered be able to explain your cleverness in a way others can understand. KISS.