>I’ve struggled at times though to figure out how to balance the need for off the cuff collaboration with teammates with the productivity that comes with isolat

>I’ve struggled at times though to figure out how to balance the need for off the cuff collaboration with teammates with the productivity that comes with isolation. I suspect a good metric to use here is how valuable you perceive your collaboration time to be. i.e. if all your collaboration time was highly valuable and productive, you wouldn’t feel a need to change your balance. Thus, I’d suggest looking for ways to increase the value of collaboration time. I wonder if your issue stems from simply being more productive/experienced than your peers, which could give you the sense that collaboration slows you down.