Own worst villain

Yes, I could submit a mediocre game, one that offers nothing out of my comfort zone and ultimately teaches me nothing about game design.
However, it feels like the perfect mechanics are in my reach, mocking me when I fail to grasp them. My thoughts are stuck in a loop and all I get from it is that frustrating feeling of wasting potential. It’s like I’m trying to say something profound but can’t find the words.
Shit.
Hey man, it’s not that bad. I personally just realized that there’s no way I’m going to finish mine, and that’s even getting it *finished*; let alone good. At least we’ve learnt to gauge our time… ….better? I don’t know. I’ve sort of gone off track. I empathize. That’s what I’m trying to say.