I start my editing session by backing out of the pre-applied stuff, including highlights adjustment. Then, I do exposure, color calibration, and filmic. Then other modules as I finish the ways I want things to look. So, at least in my mind, I am bypassing most of that. Maybe I’m fooling myself.
For this image, all I had before I started at White balance was Original, Orientation, Raw black/white point, Demosaic, Input color profile, Output Color Profile, and Display encoding.
Thanks, and I will try to digest your advice.