This is a followup to what I wrote about how someone can have 5 times 1 year of experience instead of 5 years of experience. Note that some concepts and ideas will overlap as this is just a different way to look at the same question of career growth and pace of learning. I wanted to add that the opposite is also true: there are just some moments in time where you learn so much more than others. In some cases it might feel like you gained years of experience in just of a few months of intense, bo...