Collaboration nation

​Today some fellow musicians helped me with the archival project.  In reflecting on the day, I can’t help but feel grateful for ending up in a field that is fundamentally collaborative in nature.  Imagine a performance where the musicians were actively competing against each other to play faster, louder, or whatever. It would be a very strange performance.  What would it be like if we took that collaborative spirit and applied to other places in our lives? How might we get more done or our lives improve? Our collaboration might spill over into other parts of our lives and other people.