One of the hallmarks of a senior engineer is knowing how much time to spend on something. It's easy to blow past an important decision carelessly, but it's also

One of the hallmarks of a senior engineer is knowing how much time to spend on something. It's easy to blow past an important decision carelessly, but it's also too easy to get lost in the woods overthinking, over-documenting, setting up meetings, blocking on other teams, etc. The expert knows when to advise caution vs. when to say, "this is getting ridiculous, let's just make a choice."