1. Circle of Competence
The speaker explains: knowing what you know and what you do not know, then sticking to your discipline and expanding it through focus and consistency rather than jumping between shiny frameworks.
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The KEY To Mastery As A Software Developer
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senior developer mental models, five out of 10. circle of competence. This one comes from Charlie Munger. It means know what you know and know what you don't know, and stick to what you know until it expands. Munger advocates for staying within your circle of competence and mastering your discipline. The truth is, most developers do have enough talent and intelligence to reach the highest levels. But few of them will.
Why? Because they don't understand their circle of competence. They get distracted by shiny frameworks, jump from one thing to another, and make a Frankenstein monster out of their career. Look, the path to expertise, it's simple. Focus and consistency. Identify your circle of competence and stay within it. Work relentlessly to expand it.