I've come to realize that "do it all" developers tend to be very very effective at recognizing and avoiding low-impact work. Top engineers are ruthless at prior

I've come to realize that "do it all" developers tend to be very very effective at recognizing and avoiding low-impact work. Top engineers are ruthless at prioritizing and dissecting requirements. Everything is on the chopping block, aiming for simplicity and well-defined domain boundaries with no superfluous complexity. The 10x developer isn't 10x faster and doesn't necessarily produce 10x more code or handle 10x more tickets than their colleagues. But they are 10x better at understanding what needs to get done and what doesn't. It's quality not quantity.