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That's the right lesson. The difference is actually even more stark than that: if you extend it out to picking the right project in the right company in the right industry, there're positions where you can be easily 1000x more productive. Project selection probably determines more of your productivity than almost any day-to-day coding decision.



I'm sure Larry and Sergey would agree.

The what-to-build skill trumps the how-to-build-it skill every time!




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