"Lovable broke... Cursor doesn't work... I tried 10 prompts and nothing."
No. You gave up at the starting line.
Here's the mindset shift for vibe coding:
STOP
expecting magic in 5 prompts.
You're demanding a finished mansion from a blueprint sketch.
Prompt 5 and it's broken? That's called iteration.
Version 1 failed? Welcome to software development.
Tool didn't work? Try another one.
You're not bad at vibe coding.
You're just impatient.
The Builder Mindset:
1) Plan before you prompt
2) Expect alpha → beta → final
3) First version breaks? Pivot tools
4) Mistakes = experience
5) Experience = better builder
6) Stop treating AI like a magic wand.
Start treating it like a craft.
Landing pages are easy.
Real software is hard.
That's why it's worth building.
The tools aren't broken.
Your timeline expectations are.
Great things take time. Enjoy the ride.
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Thought I built an app in 14 days with cursor…
Nope, had to refactor multiple times and debug. Still testing, but pretty much functional.
Getting nervous about not shipping it. Is there something wrong with me?
Jan 7, 2026 · 12:07 AM UTC
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