You pluck the low-hanging fruit early in your career. This doesn't mean there isn't scope for new thinking and originality; it just means that it's much harder

You pluck the low-hanging fruit early in your career. This doesn't mean there isn't scope for new thinking and originality; it just means that it's much harder to do something original, and it will take you longer and make you sweat more. The real mind-death is a job which delivers no challenges and consists of endless repetition.