Tjaša Šinkovec

Growth Engineering

Progress, not perfection

Since I was very young, I believed that everything I do should be perfect. My motivation derived strictly from the “perfect outcome” and whenever that was not attainable a lot of negative feelings followed.

I started studying Computer science in 2018 and I remember being so excited about it. I am a person who loves fresh starts and meeting a bunch of new people. However, I ended up being terrified of failure all the time. The fun college experience I was hoping for was not fun at all. It was exhausting.

So I made a promise to myself that I will no longer place perfection on a pedestal and while working towards this goal I noticed one thing: I started enjoying the process, not just the outcome. I was curious again and eager to learn. I progressed faster and guess what? Most of the time the outcome was even better than before.

“Just because you are not constantly worried about producing the "perfect" result does not mean you are not working towards your goals.”

I found out about DevRev in August 2021 and knew straight away that this is something I want to be a part of. I am ready to embark on this journey and I feel very honored to do it with such amazing people by my side! 🥰