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Are You Struggling While Trying To Grow In Every Aspect Of Your Life?
For months, I’d been diligently sharpening my software skills, chipping away at the mountain of knowledge.
My confidence arised alongside my abilities. When friends, eyes wide with curiosity, would ask, “How long would it take you to build that app?” I’d respond with a confident, “three hours!” — a testament not to inherent brilliance, but to the persistent strength of consistent practice.
But then came the humbling reality check.
A request to live code in TypeScript, a dialect I hadn’t yet tried. Initial arrogance whispered, “How hard could it be? This is similar stuff, right?” Yet, during a mock interview with a friend, the keyboard suddenly felt foreign, the syntax a cryptic code.
My fingers fumbled, my mind drawing a blank. I felt like a kindergartener grappling with the complexities of spelling “Mississippi.”
Disbelief morphed into avoidance.
Why submit myself to such a brutal, standardized test that seemed incapable of measuring my true potential?
Embarrassment gnawed at me.
The fear of failure, that ever-present specter, loomed large.
Retreating to the familiar comfort zone, where I could showcase my polished skills…
