A person that spends considerable portion of their time really learning new things will initially be slower at their work than people who only do work.
But over time this person will be getting better and better and better and at some point they will be able to do their job on the fraction of their time while still keeping momentum and learning more.
This has been my experience.
I have been spending 3/4 of my working hours learning new things for the past about 17 years after I realised this. The actual work takes a very tiny part of my day.
Software development really is a knowledge sport. Writing code is actually pretty small part of the task -- knowing what to write is the important part. If you are able to "write down the answer" so to speak, without spending much time getting there, you can be 10 or more times productive than everybody else, easily.
But over time this person will be getting better and better and better and at some point they will be able to do their job on the fraction of their time while still keeping momentum and learning more.
This has been my experience.
I have been spending 3/4 of my working hours learning new things for the past about 17 years after I realised this. The actual work takes a very tiny part of my day.
Software development really is a knowledge sport. Writing code is actually pretty small part of the task -- knowing what to write is the important part. If you are able to "write down the answer" so to speak, without spending much time getting there, you can be 10 or more times productive than everybody else, easily.