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Vitor Paladini · 2020-10-23T12:37:41.929Z

Sometimes your own bugs are much harder to fix. One thing that I noticed after all those years in the industry is that mastering the tech is only half of the battle. You know, being fluent in JavaScript isn't worth much if you are paralyzed by fear o...

Great article!

"Working 80 hour weeks while maintaining 16 open source repositories might make a person's career skyrocket, but at what cost..."

For me the cost was a constant panic attacks and very painful recovery.

You can not know everything and you do not need to. This is a marathon not a sprint.

BR, DevTalker

Thanks for the feedback, Dimityr.

I've also been to a similar scenario and agree that no amount of progress is worth if your mental health gets wrecked.

Unfortunately, we work in an industry that romanticizes that kind of behavior with the said "10x developers" and productivity fads.

Loved the article thank you sir for these valuable lessons

Glad I could help 😄

I don't know why, but the 'impositor' word is very sus to me😅

Loved this all should read this, gonna share everywhere.

Thanks, Shamaayil. I'm happy to help 😄

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