[adverbly]

I think my answer here is a bit different from most, and that might have to do with a different definition of "enabled". Yes, I do my best work in an isolated, quiet, focused environment. However, I would say that this work was actually enabled in a different environment- and that is the environment where I got to pair program with an existing expert in a system. The amount that I learned - both in breadth and in depth from these sessions - has accelerated my learning enough that I would say that I would have been unable to perform my best work without that assistance.

This environment requires that both participants have plenty of humility, openness, and patience, but when it works, it can be priceless.

MPJ has a long, but relevant video on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe1ZAy2yNvE