Welcome to Tech Insights. Today we explore "The Curse of Knowing How" from notashelf.dev. It starts innocently: you patch a script, alias a command. But soon, “the world is broken in new and specific ways that only you can see.” Every system becomes a scaffolding for a better one, and you push your own boulder uphill like Sisyphus. Yet entropy is undefeated; solutions rot, dependencies change, and guilt creeps in—you feel every failing is a moral weight. This urge to fix can become emotional regulation, a fleeting victory in a chaotic world. But burnout strikes not from overwork, but over-responsibility. Here’s the key takeaway: “Not every tool needs replacing... Sometimes the most disciplined thing you can do is walk away from the problem you know how to solve.” Ultimately, the real skill isn’t technical mastery, but knowing when to leave them broken. I’m your host...
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