I mean, the phrase isn't "Don't reinvent A wheel". I do feel like it's good advice as-is! To me, "reinvent" implies starting from nothing (inventing), again: If

I mean, the phrase isn't "Don't reinvent A wheel". I do feel like it's good advice as-is! To me, "reinvent" implies starting from nothing (inventing), again: If you can learn from why THE wheel is the way it is, you can make A better wheel. Yes it's good for learning, but it's also good advice for focusing on building things as a participant in our own shared history of invention, not trying to be the main character.