I thought it’d be cool to crank out one app per week. Four weeks later, I had four apps… and one big realization:
vibe coding feels amazing until it doesn’t.
Plan Before You Vibe
Just diving in and “seeing what happens” is fun, but if you don’t stop to plan even a little, the project gets messy fast. Suddenly you’ve spent hours building something you’ll never use.
The Lower the Bar, the More You Burn
When the bar to start coding is low, you end up doing more. More apps, more features, more hours sunk. But “more” doesn’t mean better—it just means you’re draining your energy faster.
Yeah, you get things done. But they’re things you don’t actually care about, and that leaves you burned out instead of satisfied.
Turns out: cranking out half-done apps isn’t the win.
Keep It Stupid Simple
The best trick I learned: make it simpler. If I can’t explain the point in one line, I’m probably overdoing it.
“Easy” features aren’t really easy—they pile on complexity, and the more you add, the more patience it costs. Cutting features is the real cheat code.
The Real Lesson
Vibe coding is only fun when you actually want the thing you’re making. Otherwise, it’s just building apps for the trash bin.
So: plan a bit, cut a lot, and vibe only on what matters. That’s how it actually stays fun.