Most side projects fail quietly. Not because the idea was bad, but because the builder burned out.
I’ve overengineered more projects than I’d like to admit. Complex setups feel productive at first. Then they slow everything down.
The Pattern I Kept Repeating
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| Stage | What I Did | What I Needed |
| Idea | Architecture planning | Validation |
| Build | Polishing edge cases | Shipping |
| Launch | Refactoring | Feedback |
If your side project needs a diagram to explain, it’s probably too complex.
// Complexity grows silently
while (noUsers) {
addMoreFeatures();
}Simple doesn’t mean small. It means intentional.
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