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by wwkeyboard 4020 days ago
The high value project is a great place to find the parts that require the least amount of effort on your part but will have the highest value to the company and deliver those first. As an engineer this feels like "cheating". It's not, you are being prudent.

I just finished reading The Effective Engineer by Ed Lau and highly recommend it( https://www.theeffectiveengineer.com/book ). It covers both concrete (like keep a daily log) and more general ideas(e.g. your work is measured by the value it produces for the company, not the effort you put into it).

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Sorry, but I just can't take this book seriously.

The author uses this incredibly annoying marketing copy associated with get rich quick schemes. It comes across as manipulative and patronizing. He even sells optional pro and master packages with the book.