I guess it depends on how outstanding your stuff must be. If it is ok to be merely very good, then the later approach should be the best, I think. If you want o

I guess it depends on how outstanding your stuff must be. If it is ok to be merely very good, then the later approach should be the best, I think. If you want one of a kind stuff, then you might want to be a little bit more lax about the other aspects. But often there isn't a conflict. I've found that the brightest people are often very nice, too.