I take this to the extreme. Over the past 6 years I've thrown away...somewhere around 12-15 versions of my side project. Part of it is that my own requirements

I take this to the extreme. Over the past 6 years I've thrown away...somewhere around 12-15 versions of my side project. Part of it is that my own requirements and opinions changed with each version, but another part of it is that I'm pathologically unhappy with my own work. So yeah, maybe throw away the first draft, but don't do what I did.