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๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ Freelance Devs Drop Your Realest Truth Here

Vida Khoshpey on December 06, 2025

(No flexing. No motivational BS. Just the raw reality people actually need.)๐Ÿ˜ If youโ€™ve ever made even $1 from coding outside a 9โ€“5โ€ฆ this thread i...
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PLC Creates •

Iโ€™m basically on a roller coaster. Some days Iโ€™m proud, other days I doubt everything. It depends on my energy level.

Looking back, I know the doubt slowed me down. I would have finished way more projects if I hadnโ€™t second-guessed myself so much.

So now I do it differently: I pick a timeframe and I stick to it. No overthinking. Just doing my best until the time is up.

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Vida Khoshpey •

There's no need to be hard on yourself, we're human too and it's really hard, you have the right to be disappointed and doubt yourself, I'm the same way, sometimes I think I'll become Elon Musk, haha, sometimes I feel like I'm nothing without AI ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’› so keep going just keep going and I will support you ๐Ÿ˜

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PLC Creates •

Thank you for your kind words ๐Ÿ˜Š

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Welly Wahyudi •

This really hit me. Iโ€™ve been dealing with imposter syndrome a lot lately, the kind that sneaks up on you and makes you feel like youโ€™re not โ€œgood enough,โ€ even when youโ€™re actually doing things and improving.

A few weeks ago I forced myself to start releasing some open-source stuff and writing blog posts. Honestly? I was super nervous. I kept thinking things like, โ€œWhy would anyone care about this?โ€ or โ€œWhat if people think itโ€™s too basic?โ€ That little voice can be so loud sometimes.

But after putting a few things out there even tiny projects I realized most of us are just trying our best and figuring things out as we go. And the community has been a lot more supportive than I expected. Likeโ€ฆ way more.

Iโ€™m still learning, still doubting myself here and there, but at least now Iโ€™m moving instead of just overthinking everything. Posts like this really help, so seriously, thanks for sharing it. ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ’›

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Vida Khoshpey •

You are trying your best, I really like your yellow energy๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’›, you are a perfectionist and energetic person, I am sure you will improve even if you think you know nothing. I'm sure here we use AI and no confidence. But even this is skill .๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ Thank you for your nice comment i will support you ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป๐Ÿ˜

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Welly Wahyudi •

Haha I just recently figured out thereโ€™s actually a name for what Iโ€™ve been feeling โ€” imposter syndrome ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ˜‚
Thanks again for the positive energy, it means a lot ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ’›

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Vida Khoshpey •

I didn't know either ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿคฃ AI suggested this name lmao

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Art light •

Love how real and supportive this thread is๐Ÿ‘Œ โ€” seriously appreciate you putting this out there. Your honesty makes the whole space feel a lot less intimidating, and it shows how much you genuinely care about helping beginners. Iโ€™m really inspired by the way you encourage people to share the truth instead of the polished version๐Ÿ‘. Definitely got me interested and feeling more confident just reading your words!
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Vida Khoshpey •

Thank you for your beautiful comment, I followed you to support you.๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿ˜ I hope you progress and yes, the atmosphere here is scary and future. But we can do it . I'm sure ๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

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Art light •

Thank you so much for your kind words and support, it truly means a lot to me. I really appreciate the follow and your positive energy ๐Ÿฅฐ. Even if the atmosphere feels scary and uncertain, I believe with patience and effort we can move forward and grow. Letโ€™s stay hopeful and keep doing our best.โœŒโœŒโœŒโœŒโœŒ