@lxsameer This was stuck in my head all day because I've been meaning to write an answer to this for a long while.

So I did. https://kingcons.io/notes/common-lisp.html

tl;dr:

1. The feedback loop / workflow is incredible.
2. The code keeps working long after I'm done with it.
3. The language bends rather than breaks, letting me approach problems in many ways.