Leaving Google Cloud

> But even the most conventionally successful of us, young or not, may reach a place in our careers where THERE IS NO OBVIOUS NEXT STEP.

I very much identify with the sentiment. I’ve sought out very different experiences with each job (and hobbies) to keep the feeling of “obviousness” alive - for me that feeling comes with learning something new enough that my mind and body have to forget what they’ve learned for me to succeed.