Discussion on "How being a musician helped me learn to tackle personal doubts"

John David Soto · 2021-11-12T14:57:31.481Z

Musicians get imposter syndrome too If you follow me on Twitter , you might have noticed I occasionally post clips of me performing cover songs. I'm pretty much fine doing this on a public platform where lots of people can potentially see it. But on...

I'll be brave, John! 💪😁

I loved this analogy! There are so many awesome takeaways from your post - my favorite being...

As a developer, you'll make mistakes, learn to assess more efficiently, ask for help as appropriate, and shake off the ugly feelings that can come with mistakes so you can get back into the right frame of mind to continue writing software. Doing all this with others will likely shape you in ways that doing it by yourself won't. You will open yourself up to opportunities for feedback you wouldn't otherwise get.

Coding with someone, quite frankly, scares me for all the reasons you mentioned. I feel a little braver now, though... thanks. 😊

Thank you for sharing this with me Marisa!

I heard someone say something, I can't remember who, that I try to remind myself, "We can't learn to be less afraid bu we can learn to be braver."

Keep going!

Awesome article, John! As a musician myself 🎸, I can relate and agree with your point of view.

Keep up the great work!

Thanks for reading Michael! I appreciate the feedback.

Great write up, John! Love your music and it's good to see that how your music helps you to be a better developer as well.

Thanks for reading Sumudu! :)

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