Being an over-thinker as a Dev can be so overwhelming!!!! :(

Welcome to the job

not being an overthinker as a dev, however, is almost a guarantee for bad code.

Hamster wheel practice tho

@AndroidJester not everyone.

middle managers for example - they underthink.

I like to think about programming for hours in bed

@tosensei thinking hurts them. Take pity

Nice idea you have ... I gave you 5 minute of R&D

In serious-ness OP if you want it to hurt less I recommend reading books like the Pragmatic Programmer (latest edition)

It's my gospel atm

Helped calm my OTT brain and brought some joy back to coding even with hideous legacy

Just can't bring myself to practice YAGNI

@retoor

"I like to think about <redacted> for hours in bed"

@AndroidJester don't overthink it.

@localpost focus your efforts where it's needed on high churn areas that take ages to work in /high risk