Recently I have been thinking about just how much free technical training is available online. Between things like Microsoft Learn and the Trailhead from SFDC you could spend a ton of time on technical leveling up adventures. I spent a lot of time in the world of higher education finishing up advanced degrees. It is an entirely different type of learning to spend time on small incremental sessions that earn badges or just points. That is a way to engage in a sort of leveling up that is very possible to do. You can spend time working on these things a little bit at a time. I’m sure all that training can be used along the way to earning certifications. That is not really my aim at the moment. Generally I just do the training for the express purpose of keeping my mind active and busy on complex tasks.