I'm losing faith in my skills. What do I do?

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I am a software engineer by profession. For the past 3-4 years, I have felt a loss of faith in my own skills. I do not exactly know why. Should I switch to some other career field? Brickbats and bouquets welcome.






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  • I have felt a loss of faith in my own skills - what does that mean? Can't you accomplish your task because you don't know how or what is it?
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  • Work harder, don't quit.
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I am a software engineer by profession. For the past 3-4 years, I have felt a loss of faith in my own skills. I do not exactly know why. Should I switch to some other career field? Brickbats and bouquets welcome.






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    This question is impossibly vague. How could anyone answer it for you? You need to ask a more specific question, AND provide more details.
    – DaveG
    9 mins ago










  • I have felt a loss of faith in my own skills - what does that mean? Can't you accomplish your task because you don't know how or what is it?
    – red-shield
    3 mins ago










  • Work harder, don't quit.
    – Mister Positive
    2 mins ago












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  • Try a different field and see if you like it any better.
    – Joe Strazzere
    10 mins ago






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    This question is impossibly vague. How could anyone answer it for you? You need to ask a more specific question, AND provide more details.
    – DaveG
    9 mins ago










  • I have felt a loss of faith in my own skills - what does that mean? Can't you accomplish your task because you don't know how or what is it?
    – red-shield
    3 mins ago










  • Work harder, don't quit.
    – Mister Positive
    2 mins ago
















  • Try a different field and see if you like it any better.
    – Joe Strazzere
    10 mins ago






  • 4




    This question is impossibly vague. How could anyone answer it for you? You need to ask a more specific question, AND provide more details.
    – DaveG
    9 mins ago










  • I have felt a loss of faith in my own skills - what does that mean? Can't you accomplish your task because you don't know how or what is it?
    – red-shield
    3 mins ago










  • Work harder, don't quit.
    – Mister Positive
    2 mins ago















Try a different field and see if you like it any better.
– Joe Strazzere
10 mins ago




Try a different field and see if you like it any better.
– Joe Strazzere
10 mins ago




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This question is impossibly vague. How could anyone answer it for you? You need to ask a more specific question, AND provide more details.
– DaveG
9 mins ago




This question is impossibly vague. How could anyone answer it for you? You need to ask a more specific question, AND provide more details.
– DaveG
9 mins ago












I have felt a loss of faith in my own skills - what does that mean? Can't you accomplish your task because you don't know how or what is it?
– red-shield
3 mins ago




I have felt a loss of faith in my own skills - what does that mean? Can't you accomplish your task because you don't know how or what is it?
– red-shield
3 mins ago












Work harder, don't quit.
– Mister Positive
2 mins ago




Work harder, don't quit.
– Mister Positive
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