Understanding your company’s business strategy will help you battle analysis paralysis to find the right projects for your org.
As a staff+ engineer, you often have the freedom and responsibility to choose between multiple projects. This freedom can lead to analysis paralysis, being unable to make a decision due to overthinking. You are free to work on the “best” project as soon as you can figure out how to decide on what best means. As a staff+ engineer, you should understand the impact of the technical aspects as well as bigger picture concerns like how technical elements will affect the system and teammates.