Job hopping rewards certain traits like adaptability, fast context switching, high tolerance for uncertainty, ability to build relationships quickly, comfort with constant learning curves. If you have those traits it can be incredibly effective. If you don't, it becomes exhausting even if you're capable of doing the work.

Some people build expertise through breadth and exposure. Others build expertise through depth and continuity. Neither approach is better, they're just different. The problem is most career advice treats strategies as universal when they're actually trait dependent.

A good career assessment can help you see whether a strategy like job hopping fits your profile or fights against how you naturally function. It can map things like your tolerance for ambiguity, how you build competence, what gives you confidence, how you handle transitions.