This advice is situational, but if you find yourself on a team with some experienced, talented, productive programmers, pay attention to what they're doing and

This advice is situational, but if you find yourself on a team with some experienced, talented, productive programmers, pay attention to what they're doing and learn as much as you can from them. (Things like: what they choose to spend their time on, what trade-offs they make, how they evaluate technologies, when they listen to customers and other stakeholders and when they ignore them.) Most programmers are short-sighted, selfish, and lazy, so it's unusual to find yourself with a group earnest talented people who have experience. Appreciate it, and take advantage of it while you can.