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The silent career killer:
- You crush code.
- You ship fast.
- You rise quickly.
But then, promotion day arrives.
Suddenly, your job isn't writing code. It's having ideas about code.
Here's the painful truth:
You can't stop coding.
- You get the dopamine hit of merged PRs.
- Your identity is in the execution, not strategy.
- Every time you open that IDE, you feel useful again.
The irony?
You worked for years to escape hard work, yet now you can't let it go.
And here's where it gets worse:
The skills that got you here are blocking you from being successful.
Your dedication to implementation is now your limitation.
But what if you flipped the script?
What if that afternoon walk generates more value than a day of coding?
What if your best contribution isn't another commit - but the idea that changes everything?
The breakthrough comes when you realize:
Staying busy isn't the same as moving forward.
Yes! Projects over tasks. Find a way to connect your system insights with the business objectives. Promo will come naturally.
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