Become a 1,000,000,000x Engineer in 10 Easy Steps

Why stop at 10? Here’s how a 1x engineer can improve by 99,999,999,900%

You might have heard about the rare “10x engineer” recently. But you probably haven’t heard of the even rarer 1,000,000,000x engineer (or 1Bx engineer for short).

Sometimes referred to as “unicorngineers,” this type of engineer will significantly increase a company’s odds of achieving implosive growth and unicorn status.

Here are some steps you need to take if you want to 1Bx your productivity as an engineer and become one.

1. Set your desktop wallpaper to pure blackness.

The best way to start your journey toward becoming a 1Bx engineer is by creating a daily reminder of your newfound focus on improving your output by 1Bx. You don’t need the distraction of a beautiful landscape with mountains to create great code. Delete it. Set your wallpaper to pure blackness and remove all icons.

2. Learn the shortcuts. Get rid of GUIs.

A 1Bx engineer finds the most efficient way to perform every action. If you want to join the three comma club, you need to optimize your workflows to remove all unnecessary graphical user interfaces. Create…