As I become more senior I spend more and more time thinking about how to solve 10X problems from root cause with 1X effort. 10X engineers don’t write 10X code.

As I become more senior I spend more and more time thinking about how to solve 10X problems from root cause with 1X effort. 10X engineers don’t write 10X code. It’s not healthy to overwork. They get 10X problems solved for the business with elegant 1X solutions since they understand the system in a deep way. Sometimes you feel like they are taking longer than 1X junior folks but these are the engineers who solve problems from the root cause so they never happen again. Not only that, but they setup the system in such a nice way that it removes friction for other developers and makes them >2X effective. So all in all the whole team moves at multiples of 10X. And that just comes with practice and discipline.