Finishing Your Developer Portfolio: Psychology of Procrastination

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Explore the psychology of procrastination and why developers struggle to finish portfolios. Learn about emotion regulation, the Zeigarnik effect, and shiny object syndrome.

Finishing Your Developer Portfolio: Psychology of Procrastination

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Consistency, goal achievement, and growth mindset for an accredited web designer/developer struggling to build their first portfolio. Focus on overcoming the 'shiny object syndrome' (getting distracted by new ideas), managing the 'pain' of the boring parts of learning new tech, and dismantling the fear of not being 'creative enough' or 'ready'. The lesson should skip technical web training and focus on the psychological and behavioral systems needed to follow through on portfolio projects from start to finish.

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