David Lynch in his book Catching the Big Fish talks about servicing the original idea, and how if you only make "best" decisions, you end up with this homogeneous "best" product like everyone's already done without flavor and that no longer services the original idea. In media that require a creative process that involves reduction or distillation (ie film and video) adhering to the inspiration becomes both more important as well as harder to achieve.
For me, David Lynch's "Catching the Big Fish" was the catalyst for me to finally pursue TM in earnest.
https://smile.amazon.com/Catching-Big-Fish-David-Lynch-audiobook/dp/B000M8NLV0/
As many before have said, I just wish I'd learned much earlier than I had.