I've been lifting weight for longer than I have been a software engineer, and you wouldn't think that lifting weight would make me a better software engineer but I believe I has.
When I was young, I wanted to bench 100Kg (a good target for bench it's triple digits), I obviously didn't just get a gym membership jump on a bench and try 100Kg out. I would have failed and most likely hurt myself.
First I found out what I could bench, then I made a plan, of what I would need to do between then and doing 100Kg on bench. I decided I would train three time a week, using the idea of progressive overload, each time lifting a bit more than the last till I got to 100Kg.
I got to 100Kg.
Projects in software are no different, you might have a amazing project idea, the wrong way is to jump into code and try to do it all.
The better way is to take a step back, plan, break it into chunk that can be achieved with regular consistent work.
I did this from the day I started in software and I can honestly say it's made me better and projects are far more achievable.
