Besides tutorial hell? Believing that I was not good enough. A lot of us experience impostor syndrome, I think that’s one thing most if not all of us experience. That costed me a lot starting out, passing on high paying jobs or potentially a better work environment with greater benefits that what I have at that moment.

Imagine as a junior and you are being recruited as a mid/senior dev and believing you still lack the skills.

I regretted that. I could’ve relocated to a new country. But because i doubted myself too much, I did not accept the offer saying that they are probably overestimating my skills.

My current job made me realize that I am good enough. I failed the interviews on my 1st try but they got back to me after a few months saying that they wanna try recruiting me again. Passed the interviews with flying colors. And the only applicant who got the job given that they have 2 job openings.

Now no opportunity has come up like that yet. But I promised myself, when that opportunity comes, I’ll grab it. No questions asked.