When I chose a tech career, I assumed the struggle would end once I became ‘good enough.’ I was wrong. The hardest part didn’t come at the beginning. It came after. There’s a phase nobody talks about, where you’re no longer a beginner, but you don’t feel confident either. You know enough to realize just how much you don’t know. At first, everything felt exciting. New tools. New concepts. That feeling of “I’m building something”. I believed as I work more, I would grow confident. Instead, I grew more confused as I progressed. I started doubting things I used to feel sure about. I compared myself with people who seemed miles ahead. I wondered if I was slow, or worse, if I had chosen the wrong field. No one warned me that growth could feel like going backward. There were days I opened my laptop and felt stuck before even starting. Not because the work was hard, but because my mind was consumed with self-doubt.…