But someone in the same business field as yours, who, instead of spending time on personal projects, is working on the business itself, will be ahead of you.
That’s a problem for a business owner, not an employee who has an effective cap on how far ahead they are allowed to actually work.
Maybe. I've been able to spin off crash fixes, CI/CD improvements, and even demoing my personal projects as AI exploration. So my visibility is at an all time high.