Re:"Normal" engineers are the key to great teams
by musicale on Sunday March 16, 2025 @12:12AM
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> Then the only way to get stuff done is go 10x during the time you have whenever you have it.
I believe PP is correct: the cost of "going 10x" is greater than its benefit in the long run, and often in the short run.
My estimate from experience is that two weeks of crunch mode gives approximately a 20% to 50% productivity boost (decreasing after two weeks) and costs about two months of reduced (50% to 0%) productivity. It's only worth it if it enables you to make some deadline with a huge payoff.
I believe PP is correct: the cost of "going 10x" is greater than its benefit in the long run, and often in the short run.
My estimate from experience is that two weeks of crunch mode gives approximately a 20% to 50% productivity boost (decreasing after two weeks) and costs about two months of reduced (50% to 0%) productivity. It's only worth it if it enables you to make some deadline with a huge payoff.