TL;DR: Personal fit matters a lot and I think we don’t talk about this enough
I know this is out of scope for your post, but I thought it at least deserves a comment
From lots of discussions with EA software developers, they often don’t even think much about optimizing factors such as “how much will I enjoy this”
A lot of the variance in income comes from skill, which comes from
How much do I enjoy my work?
How quickly do I improve at what I do? (This snowballs! A higher rate of improvement matters A LOT in the long term!)
Improvement rate is affected a lot by how much I enjoy my work
I’m just saying that other factors may be really important and I wish they got more “air time”.
I still appreciate you doing these calculations, I couldn’t do them myself, so still thank you
(I’m considering writing more about “textbook optimizations”, things that software developers can often do to optimize earnings and other good-things in our jobs, but this seems highly out of scope for your post)
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TL;DR: Personal fit matters a lot and I think we don’t talk about this enough
I know this is out of scope for your post, but I thought it at least deserves a comment
Personal Fit is neglected
From lots of discussions with EA software developers, they often don’t even think much about optimizing factors such as “how much will I enjoy this”
Personal fit also affects the financial aspect
A lot of the variance in income comes from skill, which comes from
How much do I enjoy my work?
How quickly do I improve at what I do? (This snowballs! A higher rate of improvement matters A LOT in the long term!)
Improvement rate is affected a lot by how much I enjoy my work
I’m not saying you’re wrong with your calculations
I’m just saying that other factors may be really important and I wish they got more “air time”.
I still appreciate you doing these calculations, I couldn’t do them myself, so still thank you
(I’m considering writing more about “textbook optimizations”, things that software developers can often do to optimize earnings and other good-things in our jobs, but this seems highly out of scope for your post)