working together or alone

thesis going alone is faster in the short run, but working with people is what produces durable, well-tested decisions. the hard part is admitting that the cost of collaboration is the price of better outcomes, not friction to be removed. context i have been on both ends of this. solo sprints where i make every call myself and ship fast. heavily collaborative weeks where every idea passes through three people before it leaves my hands. both modes have a place, but the second one is what most peo