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This guy will be a staff engineer soon.

Is this tongue in cheek? I appreciate and try to emulate this trait, but worry it comes off as politic-ing.

What I got out of it was "determination eventually beats natural skill over time".

A little, but it also wouldn't surprise me at all.

This trait is what I associate with people who quickly develop deep knowledge and impressive breadth.

Hopefully they want that title :)