Pride
jasonleow • 20 Mar 2025 •
I’m proud of this piece of work today:
It’s not much. Just a tiny bit of animation for a tiny icon in an almost insignificant part of the app. People might not even notice it.
But I do.
To me, it’s not about how massive the feature is, how smooth the UX is, how many millions it impacts, or how many design awards it can win.
It’s about putting a tiny piece of my soul into something I made.
Pride is a huge theme for my work. There’s something deeply satisfying and enjoyable about doing a good job that’s good enough to feel proud of.
It’s energy-giving.
It’s motivating.
It’s uplifting.
I want to do more of such work now.
Sure, launching something quick and dirty is a good way to validate an idea. The indie hacker way. But that can’t be all of the work I do. Too much of that, I shrivel up, wither and die.
I need less of such scrappy work now, and more slow craft.
More pride.
Comments
@haideralmosawi Oh yeah so well said! Exactly - it grounds me, makes me feel good about myself. Def the same tendencies
I’ve struggled with ADHD and feeling like I don’t have time for anything beyond a list of urgent tasks, so slow craft tasks help ground me and make me feel competent. I also believe in the power of “want to work on” vs “have to work on”. The more we do of what we want, the higher our quality of life will be.