Writing is an underrated skills. We all hate writing since school, where we' had writing assignment for the summer. But writing is unavoidable. You will have to write, whether you want it, or not. And a big deffirentiator between a good engineers, and a 10x engineer—is someone who knows how to write. Documentation, design reviews, presentations.
Why engineers should learn to write
I am exactly of your opinion and wrote about it: https://www.leadinginproduct.com/p/why-writing-is-superior