> A streamer (...) says that if you are (...) watching streams of the game, that makes you a top 10% player automatically.
Sounds like pandering to the audience. Performing better then 90% of people makes you a top 10% player.
Self soothing about how what you like to do in your spare time makes you better then others is not making you any favors.
It doesn't matter how much effort you put into being effective. In fact I'd say living and breathing software engineering will make you a less effective software engineer than someone who also understands management, psychology, economics, etc.
Sounds like pandering to the audience. Performing better then 90% of people makes you a top 10% player.
Self soothing about how what you like to do in your spare time makes you better then others is not making you any favors.
It doesn't matter how much effort you put into being effective. In fact I'd say living and breathing software engineering will make you a less effective software engineer than someone who also understands management, psychology, economics, etc.