[svnt]

For me it was more about identifying the archetype I was after so I knew who to emulate. It only lasted a year or two in most cases until I moved on to someone else.

You can’t, and I don’t think it is smart to try to, line up a progression like this because in the process both you and the environment will change.

[eulerian]

So you'd suggest something to the contrary of the article -- plan not for the end of your career but for the next few years?