Ignorance Is Bliss Until You Are No Longer Ignorant

I took a break from writing blogs to give myself a moment to catch my breath.

It felt good to switch gears.

I figured I would go over to my app development, which is something you can find within the community.

I thought it would be easy.

I was wrong.

Five days on the same issue and it's still not resolved.

When you look at something from the outside, it's so easy to pass judgement and say, "Why isn't this ready?" and be frustrated.

I've watched communities being built, and I admit I am also guilty of feeling that way.

This is no excuse, but I had no idea of its complexity.

I will equate it to a child coming home for dinner and asking why it's not ready.

They believe it just appears like magic.

Or leaving for work and not taking into account unforeseen issues, then blaming traffic when you're late.

Ignorance is bliss until you are no longer ignorant.

Then it becomes heavy is the head that wears the crown.

The knowledge I have gained from this experience is immeasurable.

I feel so much pressure to complete this app in private.

I can only imagine being front-facing, building apps and communities, giving deadlines that fall short and having others criticizing you publicly with no idea what it entails.

When you are building anything, there are so many moving parts that have to work synergistically together to achieve the desired result.

And if one thing is on hold, the whole project is halted until the issue is resolved.

I even went to do real-world testing just to find another bug, and then I looked at the date.

No blogs created for nine days.

Projects are sometimes difficult, but it is easy to fall down a rabbit hole and lose track of time.

The bigger picture is not always easy to see, and small fixes take time.

I need to be mindful of other commitments, but this experience taught me something very valuable.

If something takes longer than you expect to create, don't assume they are doing nothing.

The better approach is that they are taking the time to make it worth yours.