On the one hand, I'm more productive and valuable than ever because I have wisdom, which comes with time. I was good at this and successful when I was 20, but I

On the one hand, I'm more productive and valuable than ever because I have wisdom, which comes with time. I was good at this and successful when I was 20, but I wasn't in a position then to know what the ceiling is for a 20 year old vs. a 40 year old. And after 20 years I have my perfect toolbox. The languages, frameworks, editors, etc. that work best for me, that are an extension of myself and make writing code as easy as speaking English. We compare these things as if their objective qualities matter most when we should discuss them more subjectively. (Or at a minimum, context-specifically.) The downside is, the industry values and rewards knowledge, not wisdom. I slowly drift further from what the industry wants me to be, or the industry slowly drifts further from being what I want. The work takes less effort than ever but finding an environment I enjoy working in is getting harder. That's the fire I'm having trouble keeping up. I don't know how if I'll continue in technology through retirement or not.