When I began learning audio engineering, I very quickly learnt that all the men like leaning over your shoulder and telling you what you should be doing, without waiting to see if you already know! As there is always so many experts around, I decided to leave them to it, and concentrate on producing sound for them to capture.

Having an understanding of their work makes it easy and supportive, rather than a ramping up of my ego. Whether writing, performing or being The Producer for someone else, I love the process of producing sounds.
If you plan it well, the time spent is much more effective, and much less stressful, so the outcome sounds better.