Am I building for the people I serve or for myself?

You build things people use, and you've started asking an honest question: are you serving them, or your own ideas? The fact that you're asking already sets you apart. Most people never look up from their own cleverness long enough to wonder. The truth is usually a mix, and the work is catching yourself when it tilts too far toward you. Your ideas matter, but they're in service of a real person's real problem, not the other way around. When you remember that order, the work gets clearer and the ego gets quieter. Start listening more directly. Talk to one actual user this week and just ask what they're struggling with. Let their answer, not your assumption, shape what you build next. That habit keeps you pointed the right way.