I find that theory helps you reach intuition much, much faster for whats already out there, and then you're equipped to reach out into truly new areas. Its the

I find that theory helps you reach intuition much, much faster for whats already out there, and then you're equipped to reach out into truly new areas. Its the same for engineering - if you don't read the existing work in the space of the problem you're trying to solve, chances are you'll spend years doing what could've taken weeks.