[unoti]

You do want to improve, but just relax and do your best work. Continue to learn and read other people's code that you respect. But don't let your desire to improve and impress others stress you out. Also, consider the rule of threes on reusability: http://www.rimmkaufman.com/rkgblog/2007/10/16/rule-of-three/

It seems possible you are being exposed to mentors that are being too harsh on you. Certainly you're being too harsh on yourself. Go forth boldly and code.

Take some time to read about _why's philosophy on coding and making mistakes. I think it would do you a world of good.

[s-phi-nl]

Do you have a link to _why's philosophy on coding and making mistakes? A quick Google search did not yield anything. Thanks.

[losvedir]

This letter from him[1] came up on HN a week or two ago.

[1] http://aberant.tumblr.com/post/167375099/a-letter-from-why