> he found that interruptions by colleagues were detrimental to productivity, and that the more senior the employee, the worse she fared.
My personal take. Learning a craft is a lifelong endeavor. Experience builds. The path is organic & fractal-like.
If someone is senior, they have a context of experience that a more junior person does not have. Their brains are literally wired differently.
It's less satisfying to be around ignorant (I don't mean judgement, just lack of context) people. Especially ignorant people who affect how you do your job.
Being a senior person means there is an aspect of leadership involved. You mentor & lead the more junior people in your craft. However, masters don't spend most of their time mentoring. They spend most of their time growing their own personal craft. They try to instill this process of continuous improvement onto their students.
My personal take. Learning a craft is a lifelong endeavor. Experience builds. The path is organic & fractal-like.
If someone is senior, they have a context of experience that a more junior person does not have. Their brains are literally wired differently.
It's less satisfying to be around ignorant (I don't mean judgement, just lack of context) people. Especially ignorant people who affect how you do your job.
Being a senior person means there is an aspect of leadership involved. You mentor & lead the more junior people in your craft. However, masters don't spend most of their time mentoring. They spend most of their time growing their own personal craft. They try to instill this process of continuous improvement onto their students.