Sometimes, things don’t need fixing—but we tinker anyway.
I was finalizing the setup of my email opt-in module, everything was working perfectly… and then I decided to change the domain name of my email service as it was installed on an old domain unrelated to anything I am doing here.
Now? Everything is broken.
At first, it was frustrating. DNS records needed updating, email authentication was messed up, database not connecting, and a quick task turned into a full-blown troubleshooting session.
Here’s the positive takeaway: I learned (again) that not every optimization is necessary.
Sometimes, the best move is to leave things alone and keep moving forward. Not every change adds value—some just slow you down.
Thankfully, nothing is permanently broken, just a slight detour. I’ll get it sorted within a couple minutes, and it’s one more lesson for the playbook.
Talk tomorrow.
