That's a good thing to note. The same can be said of Newton, Wiles and Perelman. Grothendieck's later years or more extreme isolation were less productive, sam

That's a good thing to note. The same can be said of Newton, Wiles and Perelman. Grothendieck's later years or more extreme isolation were less productive, same with Perelman, so maybe there's some balance that needs to be struck. Although age is a confound with these two cases.