Seek Discomfort for Growth
Senior Application Developer and Full Stack Engineer at Thoughtworks with almost a decade of experience working primarily as a Backend & DevOps Engineer. I've worked on Ruby & C# projects and am currently working on a Python one. I am an AWS Certified Solutions Architect and an Oracle Certified Cloud Infrastructure Architect at an Associate level. I also have reasonable experience working on GCP, primarily with Google Kubernetes Engine.
I'm also an aspiring public speaker who likes to give talks on soft skills and tech.
I also write blogs on various psychological aspects of work primarily to improve teamwork & interpersonal skills.
Brains are mostly organic threat modelling engines.
Their priority is not to look for growth but to make sure one doesn't die. But since the world has become a relatively safer place for humans, nowadays, our brains also like to avoid discomfort.
Your brain will avoid growth if it's uncomfortable. If you are looking to grow, start looking consciously for areas/skills that make you uncomfortable. And if you are a leader, make this part of your organisation's culture.
That is the first step to continuous growth
