The fastest way to grow
isn't doing your job well.
It's quietly reaching
for the problem just above it.
The one your lead keeps worrying about.
The gap nobody officially owns.
The thing everyone complains about
and no one fixes.
You don't need permission
to start caring about it.
Notice it. Understand it.
Take a first swing at it.
That's how growth actually works.
Nobody hands you the bigger role
and then waits for you to rise to it.
You act like you're already in it,
and the title catches up later.
Do your job, yes.
But keep one eye
on the problem one level up.
That problem is your next promotion,
wearing a disguise.
– Asael Shinder
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