I very much agree with the Author. "Do not reinvent the wheel" is unfortunate in that it muddles several things into one piece of subjective advice. The advice

I very much agree with the Author. "Do not reinvent the wheel" is unfortunate in that it muddles several things into one piece of subjective advice. The advice as I would give it is: "Try to re-invent the things you are interested in". "Do not underestimate the value of the continued interaction between reality and established solutions."