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Re:Deliberate Practice and Acquisition of Expert Performance... by Y_Y on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @04:52AM (#41365627)
Become an expert at bullshitting maybe?

I don't disagree with your overall point, but for me the payoff of being a good engineer is working less.

I'm salaried and work for a big oldtech shop writing mostly glue code and fixing god-damn dependency issues. When I get more productive I turn that into less time spent at my desk or thinking about my job.

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Re:Deliberate Practice and Acquisition of Expert Performance... by feoren on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @12:35PM (#41369494)
> Become an expert at bullshitting maybe?

I'd literally rather kill myself.

> When I get more productive I turn that into less time spent at my desk or thinking about my job.

So your advice is: check out of your job. Quiet quit. Get into knitting. Honestly? Probably the best advice I'm going to get.

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