How Do I Get Off of This Plateau I’m Finding Myself On?

Look at that — I’m on a plateau. Now what?

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I cannot think of a time when I was working to achieve something that I didn’t reach a plateau along the way.

Finishing my first novel? Totally hit a plateau when my villain ceased to be the bad guy. Fencing? My skill hit a point where I just could not seem to get better…