For me it was more about identifying the archetype I was after so I knew who to emulate. It only lasted a year or two in most cases until I moved on to someone

For me it was more about identifying the archetype I was after so I knew who to emulate. It only lasted a year or two in most cases until I moved on to someone else. You can’t, and I don’t think it is smart to try to, line up a progression like this because in the process both you and the environment will change.