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Self-audit: are you actually a power user
Rebuild the parts of "Self-audit: are you actually a power user", then say why each one matters.
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The fastest way to fail a DX loop is to advocate a surface you've read about but never shipped on. This section turns that risk into a study plan.
Cursor's bar is that you're judged first as a serious engineer who is an elite power user of the product. Run an honest inventory against the surface before the loop and treat every gap as homework rather than something to bluff past.