Words are like shadows, and shadows are like words: they say nothing, they only repeat what we want to hear.
"We are all products of our time, for better or worse."
At a restaurant do you order what you know is great, or do you try something new? Do you make what you know will sell or try something new? Do you keep dating new folks or try to commit to someone you already met? The optimal balance for exploring new things vs exploiting them once found is: 1/3. Spend 1/3 of your time on exploring and 2/3 time on deepening. It is harder to devote time to exploring as you age because it seems unproductive, but aim for 1/3.
I like to make work that is accessible but also has depth.