Most people approach problems from one of two ways: Academics or Experience. The Academic looks at the problem theoretically breaking it down into its component parts. The Experience path looks at the problem through the lens of what they have done before.
I fall squarely into the “Gray-area” camp. Most of the time it is difficult for anyone who falls firmly into a single camp to get the best solution. The best results come from blending multiple approaches. It’s more difficult to do this because you need to practice multiple approaches but the blending gives you more tools to work with.
The strongest metals are alloys where you merge different materials to create something better from the combination.