Computer engineer here (not to be confused with CS or EE!)... and your statement is dead on! Especially the polymath part... I'm a bit of an ambidextrous drummer who can play in any time signature - was pro up until last June (to work on my startup)! I haven't played since but I sense a strong correlation between my drumming skills and ability to think in patterns (as is required for computer/algorithm related work of course)... perhaps I should get back on the set. It may stir up the creative juices again.