[nkssy]

Glad about the explicit exploration of "extra" versus "more".

Extra to me is often about your development. Learn now to do it next time either better/faster/smoother etc etc. I'll agree with that idea.

The issue of extra is often then who pays for it. That can really make you enemies. People like free. Also, being over eager about improvements can put you on people's radar as a threat depending on how dysfunctional either they or the organization are.

As a contractor the extra means you can get the same output faster or with less effort because you improved your process. Or you can charge more.

Now differentiate this from "more". If you do more you over deliver. Instead of two deliverabkes, you do three. I'm ok with that if you get paid for it. It might even get you promoted if someone notices. Be careful that when it doesn't help it might actually hurt you later. Expectations from not-so-good bosses can be subject to inflation when they see you provide more than they pay for.

There are pros and cons to both. Its not an either/or situation either. You can use both to advantage.