Maybe you're just struggling with perfectionism or with fear of failure. I often find myself doing this when making music. I always try to make everything just

Maybe you're just struggling with perfectionism or with fear of failure. I often find myself doing this when making music. I always try to make everything just like I see/hear it in my head, and if it comes short, I usually just scrap it or leave it. The good recipe for this would be, good is perfect enough. And you need to know when to admit to yourself that this is as best as you can do and move on. Same thing with programming. I ofter start thinking how would I go about solving a problem elegantly. If this takes too much time, I just go with a 'ugly' solution. I have to, or I wouldn't get much done.