From the above description, it seems like you might be trapped at a local maxima. Try expanding your horizons in other areas. You will gain perspective includin

From the above description, it seems like you might be trapped at a local maxima. Try expanding your horizons in other areas. You will gain perspective including ways to get "unstuck". You will find other maximas, and realize that you have a long way to go. For example, try reading about medicine or art - that can give you a perspective on "how" to think and "why" and connect the dots, rather than the "what" of the latest framework. To give you a more concrete and prescriptive example you can apply, let's say you are learning Sketch and teaching yourself UI/UX. How about exploring color - the science and art behind it? Pick up a color palette program, and look at famous works of art and good UIs - what palettes do they use and why? Can you come up with your own palettes? Why did you choose what you chose? Can you use a palette from some apps like Slack or Monument Valley and build your own UI? Basically try to go in an adjacent or even orthogonal direction. You are on the right path... you seem intellectually curious and a lifelong learner. Just shake things up a bit and that can pay dividends. HTH.