Clicking on Banana Peels
Have you ever clicked on a banana peel? You know, clicked “Delete” on something you didn't mean to delete? That was me today with some production resources. Poof. An entire AWS VPC gone. Thankfully this wasn't used by anyone, but it left me back at square one for a project I've been working on. Now I'm encountering bugs I never encountered before, having to push back deadlines, feeling stressed out. An unproductive day due to a single click. It's not even the grandest of gestures — just a muscle twitch of the index finger. But oh how much can go wrong with but a twitch.
Of course I feel like I am catastrophizing, but I am not experienced in the world of engineering and am taking it personally. I can't help but feel terrible. Perspective will let me grow from this experience though. There will be days like this.
I am reminded of a video I watched 2 years ago that resonate with this feeling more now than when I watched it initially. Maybe it will resonate with you too.