Lightning talk at wroclove.rb 2023 riffing on a statistic that 44% of Poles have no savings (so even $1 puts you in the top 60%) and only 6% have over ~$25k saved. Applies the same framing to becoming a top Ruby developer via compounding simple steps: read ~1 technical book a year (Polish average is less than one), stay in a job a few years (50% of developers have <2 years experience), start teaching (forces understanding and exposure to critique), meet people smarter than you via a blog/podcast/YouTube channel (speaker heard this insight from the 'Jason Harding show' — guests reach out to be on your podcast), find a mentor, and attend conferences like wroclove.rb.