[zokier]

> Remember, this is a simple personal project, I mostly wanted to have fun, so my mind was set to zero-tolerance mode. As soon as something annoyed me I went away looking for something else to smoothen my experience

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> Javascript mixed with HTML seems ugly after having tried React

I think these highlight the real problem. Because we are constantly bombarded by such cool tech, it is easy to notice that some aspect of something could be done in a better way. The key to success is to ignore those minor papercuts and just focus persisting on your own project.