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Career Plateau

Meaning

In the context of hormonal health and high-performance biology, the Career Plateau is a metaphorical state describing a period of perceived stagnation or decline in physiological, cognitive, or metabolic progress despite continued effort. It signifies a failure to achieve further adaptation or improvement, often characterized by persistent fatigue, reduced hormonal responsiveness, and a lack of neurobiological reward from challenging work. This state is frequently linked to chronic, unmanaged stress and HPA axis dysregulation, signaling a biological ceiling has been reached.