My primary motivation is learning things and doing things the right way. In tech, I feel like I will never know everything, and in fact I never know "enough" -

My primary motivation is learning things and doing things the right way. In tech, I feel like I will never know everything, and in fact I never know "enough" - there's always some little setting or error or gremlin that will get me. Thus I can't do things the "right way" because my programs will break. This is a source of great anxiety for me. Yes I know there are software principles that help with this like KISS and YAGNI, but I have a hard time internalizing them. I used to work in construction, and tasks were largely repetitive. I knew the "right" way to do nearly all of my tasks, and I was able to complete them well. That drives a feeling of accomplishment that I don't have in tech.