This. Very much this. I've probably fallen into the "10x" camp myself at certain points in my career, and it was absolutely due to these factors. I should als

This. Very much this. I've probably fallen into the "10x" camp myself at certain points in my career, and it was absolutely due to these factors. I should also add that having a general expertise of the problem domain and environment are enormous boosters as well. Of course the moment I'm considered "fungible" and moved to a project I'm not passionate about at all, I'm pretty sure this evaporates entirely.