Your Perfectionism Is Killing Your Career Before It Even Starts

A lot of self-taught developers think perfectionism is a virtue. You obsess over: the “right” folder structure, the “cleanest” abstraction, the “correct” testing strategy for a to‑do app you never ship. Underneath that, there’s usually one thing: a brutal, silent fear of being judged. So you keep polishing, keep refactoring, keep “learning more” instead of showing your work to real people. "Perfectionism feels like a high standard. Most of the time, it’s just fear wearing a respectable outfit."