I mostly agree, but I also find that deliberately using more effort than "necessary," sometimes helps me to "feel" the relationship with my task more effectively.

You see this with musicians, all the time. They "throw" themselves into their performance; even when sitting in a studio, in sweats. It helps them to "feel" their output.

Artists also frequently have idiosyncrasies that seem to be impediments to performance.

I can't remember which bestselling author it was, but I heard of an author that writes everything by hand, on legal pads. They pay someone to transcribe it to electronic form.

Rhiannon Giddens is known for performing barefoot. I suspect that she even did that, at her White House gig[0] (note the very long dress).

I'm pretty sure that it helps her to "feel" her music.

[0] https://www.pbs.org/video/-performance-rhiannon-giddens-perf...