I like to think I’m pretty quick at generally getting things done in the context of work, and in my anecdotal experience I can see how it doesn’t actually benefit me all that much.

If I use that capability to work faster/harder/better I still can’t get around the fact that there’s nowhere to be promoted to in my company.

Or there’s the fact that I don’t actually want to be too high of a performer and set high expectations for myself and be saddled with more work.

I also haven’t lucked out with working at the right company at the right time to get promotions. Usually, companies growing fast with a lot of opportunities to make visible impacts allow people to climb the ladder.

I have a family member that did this and now that they’re above the indicator contributor level they report that their job is significantly easier than it used to be, it just has higher stakes and more meetings.

So thinking faster doesn’t magically turn me into a VP or something like that, and thinking fast isn’t even needed for that role.