If you’re an amateur or a hobbyist then these excuses are all just fine. Stuff is hard. But a professional should not being doing this sort of thing - we’re lit

If you’re an amateur or a hobbyist then these excuses are all just fine. Stuff is hard. But a professional should not being doing this sort of thing - we’re literally talking about copying something labelled do not do this. The moment you ignore that warning is the moment you’ve forsaken your professional development. This problem only compounds. That said, a professional can still cut corners as and when appropriate (and clearly label and explain such things) but that’s not what’s happening here, is it? The advice I would give in this situation is simple: stop and think about what you’re doing. If you can’t do that, you’re not a professional, you certainly shouldn’t call yourself an engineer and without that skill you stand no chance of improving.