The Day I Realized I Wasn’t “Stuck”… I Just Needed a Small Win

A few weeks ago, I had one of those days I think many of us have had…You know the kind where you sit in front of your laptop for hours, watching videos or reading docs, and suddenly you feel like you’re learning but not moving.

That day, I closed my laptop and honestly felt a bit frustrated. Not because the concepts were hard, but because nothing I learned felt real yet.

Later that week, someone suggested I try applying just one tiny skill I’d learned not a whole pipeline, not a full project just something small. so I took an e-commerce setup I’d been playing with and automated one tiny part of it.

It wasn’t perfect. it wasn’t fancy. But it worked. And that small win did something bigger than the task itself it reminded me that progress doesn’t always look dramatic. Sometimes it’s just one thing clicking at the right time.

Since then, whenever I feel stuck, I look for small wins instead of big breakthrough. it's crazy how much momentum that creates.

I’m curious what’s the part of your DevOps journey that feels “stuck” or slow right now?Maybe we’re all dealing with the same things more than we realize.

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