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Confidence is the key, but it is sometimes out of reach, even if only momentarily.

So rationalizing is one way: about competition first, it doesn't matter (really, like... really), whatever you are doing with focus will end up different than what others do (the state space is too large), and the rest is not within your hands. No need to worry then, it's a recurrent, automatic, bad habit.

Now, overall and most useful I believe, what we are doing in tech does not matter, it'll be outdated in months, years, whatever. What matters is the people we are working and spending time with. People first, tech second.

Good luck, serenity is within reach, especially in tech, it's a matter of body and mind working well together.

Oh and exercising is fundamental, walk, run, dance, jump, ...



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