You have a good idea but don’t speak up. What if it’s stupid? What if you look incompetent? So you stay quiet. Someone else proposes it later and everyone loves it. Fear just cost you.
Tag: developer mindset
The Perfectionist’s Prison: When Good Code Isn’t Good Enough
You’ve been refactoring the same function for two hours. It works. It’s tested. But it’s not perfect. So you keep polishing while the deadline slides past and perfection never quite arrives.
