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Struggling, Learning, and Trying Again: My Biggest Challenges in Web Development

Recorded:
October 7, 2025
Released:
October 21, 2025
Episode Number:
416

In this episode of the HTML All The Things Podcast, Mike opens up about the real challenges he faces as a web developer. From procrastination and work-life balance to imposter syndrome, AI overreliance, and the ongoing question of management versus hands-on coding — he dives into the struggles that often go unspoken in the dev world. Mike shares how he tries (and sometimes fails) to overcome these hurdles, offering a candid look at the ups and downs of staying productive and motivated in tech.

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Introduction

  • A lot of content out there makes it seem that everything is always going super well but I want to always mix in something real into the timeline
  • The reality is that some parts of my job and work life balance are not going well
  • In this episode I’ll cover My biggest challenges and how I try (and sometimes fail) to overcome them

Challenges

  • Procrastination
    • Staying on task
  • Work-life balance
  • Derailments
    • A bad message in the morning can throw off whole day
  • Imposter Syndrome
  • Going further into management vs staying an IC
  • AI over reliance

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