New Sidebar Layout makes Asset/Library use harder

I use the assets panel frequently to use our design system. The new layout with the sidebar obscures when our team’s library has updated, and it feels much slower to find and access assets. 
Instead staying in the same work area it feels cumbersome to move horizontally to the side nav, then back up to the search bar in the assets panel. 

I really dislike the new navigation, though I can understand wanting a clearer separation between these two domains. It just makes it slow for me as a user.