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Thank you for the 10% insight. Here are some thoughts and questions:

1. "Be Super Efficient"... to reframe it ala Venkatesh Rao accuracy is what idealists ("clueless") focuses on, whilst precision is what opportunists ("sociopaths") focuses on. The former is slow to fast whilst the latter is slowing down to the right tempo. https://www.ribbonfarm.com/the-gervais-principle/

2. "if you’re in the right team and company: don’t" What if your speciality domain is rendered unhip as per technology adoption? Also, how do you identify the right team in the right company? What if they are the status quo and hates innovation?

3. "The rule of thumb to find such manager is they are managers who have managed managers (i.e. not a frontline manager)" In the theories of Alex Danco and Charman Anderson, middle management are often worse influences to the psyche compared to senrior management (C-suites) and frontline management (Supervisors, Team Leads, Operational Managers). With a diffence between the two, https://charman-anderson.com/2010/02/04/the-impenetrable-layer-of-suck/

4. Isn't "optimizing your time" a kind of bizzaro-world move? Alternatively, when is prioritizing your time NOT frivilous? https://medium.com/hackernoon/on-the-infestation-of-small-souled-bugmen-6561ae922e07

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