"Exhilarating, because you're trying new things, meeting new people, and picking up new skills. Exhausting, because all of those activities tax your brain, so that by the end of the day, you just want a nap. Over time, though, some of the things you're doing become routine. You know the general tasks that drive your workday, and you can solve most of the problems that come up on most days."
"Then, take a hard look at your current skills. How do they match up with what is required to take on the next role? You should focus both on the skills you don't have that are a big part of a new role, but also on leveling up some of your existing skills where you may need even greater proficiency when you move up."
Starting a new job produces both exhilaration and exhaustion due to novelty and cognitive load. Routine develops over time, shifting exhaustion into boredom as tasks become predictable. The brain benefits from a middle ground that mixes predictability with novel challenges that require attention and learning. Escaping a professional rut requires taking responsibility for learning new things, choosing what to learn, and how to learn it. Clarify five-year goals, consult more senior colleagues or a career coach, audit current skills against future role requirements, identify gaps, and pursue active practice opportunities that develop and reinforce targeted competencies.
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