I can confidently say I disagree with that conclusion. As Jim Rohn famously said, you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. While I

I can confidently say I disagree with that conclusion. As Jim Rohn famously said, you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. While I don't completely agree because I think think "time" can also be interpreted to include reading-the-works-of, I think those five people (either in-person or remote) exert a lot of influence. They help shape your ideas, and provide boundaries or gateways to your thoughts through their feedback.