I just figured out being an independent researcher is the best for me over time. It gives me the freedom to look at a problem space without noise. I consider ev

I just figured out being an independent researcher is the best for me over time. It gives me the freedom to look at a problem space without noise. I consider even a partner or a group to be a noise. Also, it is true as said in this article that you do not need others approval if you can fund yourself and find a interesting problem to work on. I do like to go beyond just research for the sake of it and engineer / productise the ideas.