Chasing 10X: How Anki Saved My Software Career

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I have no idea what constitutes a 10X engineer; we don't have benchmarks that encompass output, leadership, code quality and technical debt. Chasing 10X became meaningless when I finally had the confidence that I was shaping my own self-improvement. An improved memory gave me control of my own destiny.

Kyle is still multiples better than I will ever be, and that's perfectly fine.

Advice I Needed But Ignored #421: Don't compare yourself to others. Just make sure you're improving everyday. Compound interest is the most powerful thing in the universe.

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