skill up
Develop new abilities
Skill up means to acquire or improve skills, especially professional or technical ones: I spent the summer skilling up on Python.
The phrase emerged from video games, where characters gain abilities through experience, and spread to workplace and career contexts.
It often implies deliberate self-improvement to stay competitive or employable.
- get betterTo progress or heal
- improveRaise in quality
- developCause gradual growth
- studyingDeliberate learning effort
- lifelong learningOngoing self-improvement through study
growth mindset · personal growth · training · boot camp · night classes · self-improvement · persistence · goal-setting · mentorship · hands-on experience · on the job · apprenticeship · online platforms · YouTube tutorials · certification · emotional intelligence · career advancement · side hustle
skill updeskill
Reduce skill requirements
atrophy · regress · deteriorate · decline · degrade
skill upstagnate
Cease to develop
plateau · coast · rest on one's laurels · stand still · tread water
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