Separately is probably how I work best with everyone, to be honest. I’m an introvert who likes people: I want to collaborate on the whole, but do my part individually. There are so many things in the world to be good at, and I get a thrill every time I come across someone who excels in their field. The dichotomy between someone else’s talent and your own is a cause for celebration, because the further apart you are, the more you can offer each other. But the opposite is also true.

• Sid Meier, in “Sid Meier’s Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games”