Not sure who said this first, but the classic quote is "If you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re in the wrong room."
If you're the big fish in a small pond you're not only missing out on learning from others, and creating impressive things, but ingrained cynicism and having an over-inflated sense of worth are also risks.
Fortunately having an unchallenging job can provide lots of time and energy for research and side projects that can lead to jumping into more interesting work.
If you're the big fish in a small pond you're not only missing out on learning from others, and creating impressive things, but ingrained cynicism and having an over-inflated sense of worth are also risks.
Fortunately having an unchallenging job can provide lots of time and energy for research and side projects that can lead to jumping into more interesting work.