2 points | by SoundsDebatable 11 hours ago ago
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Peer respect, without a doubt.
An award means a committee agreed you were impressive. Having engineers who've actually shipped things at scale cite your work unprompted means people with taste and context consider you credible.
Yeah peer respect is important
Depending on the person.
“What are you optimizing for, materially and emotionally?” Status? Validation? Material comfort?
Many can provide advice on what to chase and optimize for, only you can decide for you.
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Peer respect, without a doubt.
An award means a committee agreed you were impressive. Having engineers who've actually shipped things at scale cite your work unprompted means people with taste and context consider you credible.
Yeah peer respect is important
Depending on the person.
“What are you optimizing for, materially and emotionally?” Status? Validation? Material comfort?
Many can provide advice on what to chase and optimize for, only you can decide for you.
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