When is it right to tinker?

Here’s the sheet of paper that Eminem used to write Lose Yourself.

As of Nov. 9, 2019 it’s his most popular song on Spotify with 812M listens.

It’s not neat. It’s not organized. It has rabbit trails and dead ends. And it turned out be super successful.

When it right to tinker and explore? When it right to be organized and follow the blueprints? Neither one is correct 100% of the time.