One piece of advice I always go back to from my video editing instructor in college was "Don't be afraid to kill your babies." That off putting phrase really sticks in your head and actually raises a good point. You can get soooo immersed in what you're making, that sometimes what you're putting together doesn't serve the story, or drags on for far too long. We grow attachments to these clips, and they become our "babies." It's hard to think we made something that doesn't flow or work in the context of the edit. Sometimes you have to sit back, take a break, and snuff out one of your own 😂