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A problem in my Code appears? I'm starting to Google solutions instead of trying to get a complete understanding of the problem.

The insidious thing about this is just how effective it is (if you are good at it)

Then there is this thought: I would like to do something but there are too much people out there that could it better, so why bother trying?

I have my own version of this demon. Everything I can think of to do, I know has been done before, and done better. This knowledge, combined with my need to make things that are new or better, is a terrible roadblock to me.



> The insidious thing about this is just how effective it is (if you are good at it)

Yes, but not if you want to learn something. Then it is disastrous because you skip the "actually solving something" part.


Of course! That's why it's insidious.




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