So tech is a lot like crossing a river hopping from rock to rock. You make these leaps, and you try (or mostly hope) these leaps lead to a great career. At the

So tech is a lot like crossing a river hopping from rock to rock. You make these leaps, and you try (or mostly hope) these leaps lead to a great career. At the beginning, you're a 20-something person. You mostly don't get to pick your steps, especially if you're in the employed-by-others track. Standing in the river on my rock, at this advanced career stage, I'm certainly not looking to "learn programming languages". That was long ago. Right now it's all about picking the next leap based on the conviction that it's going to be a great ride in the future, which is much closer to sunset for me than most in this forum.