Are you in the comfort zone?

Are you able to solve 80% of trouble tickets, bugs, or issues in no time?

Do you work on repetitive tasks most of the time?

Do you feel like your job is not challenging you anymore?

If you do, it’s not bad, it just means your learning curve in the current position is flat. Your brain is capable of solving more complex problems or creating more creative solutions. Your job, however, offers little of such challenges. It doesn’t mean you should start thinking about a career change right away. It is just a wake-up call for your personal growth.

Start thinking how can you learn more.

What challenges and problems do you want to solve?

Who can teach you more?

Which positions can challenge you more than your current?

Are these opportunities there in your current job or company, maybe in a different team or role?

Personally, I think it is super healthy to be challenged at work on a regular basis. It does make it harder to deliver results but it builds your backbone of knowledge for the long run, and it keeps you driven, curious and fulfilled.

To avoid the comfort zone, I ask myself three questions every few months:

Where do I see myself in 5 years? What do I know today that can make it happen? What can I learn that can make it happen?

Take the time to answer those questions. The answers can be obvious, unknown, or in between. The fun part is discovering those answers. For the first few times, I was clueless when I tried answering those questions. After a few more times of doing this exercise, I had crystal clear answers. And then a few times later, I had no clue again!. That is the beauty of learning new things and evolving, you never know where it will take you on the extraordinary journey of life.