Yeah, this resonates, and not just with software. I have a “jack of all trades” attitude passed down from my father and grandfather. If I don’t know how, I learn. I do my own large tree work, electrical, plumbing, car repair, and haircuts. In many ways this is good- it’s saved me money and in the case of the zombie apocalypse I think I could last a few months at least. Sometimes I think I should pay someone else, but somehow that always feels like more trouble. So I end up feeling like I should do it all. And then get overwhelmed and in a rut with all the psychic weight of the things I need to do.

Similar with software. I always tell my clients “yes I can do that” because, well, I can. But then I end up juggling too much, working nights and weekends, and not having time for the tree work and haircuts I have to do at home.