The real productivity killer for devs isn't AI. It's your ego.
I've been thinking about what actually stops developers from growing. Everyone points at AI. But the biggest blocker I see is ego.
Here is what ego does.
Ego stops you from taking risks.
You skip interviews because you might fail. What if you don't know enough? What if people think you are not good? Safer to stay put.
Ego chains you to one stack.
You spent years learning framework X. You are good at it. Starting over with framework Y means being a junior again. That hurts. So you stay and stagnate.
Ego kills side projects.
You want to launch a SaaS. But what will people say? What if it fails and you have to go back to a day job? So you never start.
I call this the ego trap. It caps your downside by keeping you small.
The fix? Kill it early. Recognize the pattern. Do the scary thing anyway.
This applies to everyone, not just devs. Your ego is holding you back.
What is your take?
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