Building something from scratch sounds exciting… until you’re actually doing it

I always liked the idea of building something of my own. Being independent, creating something meaningful, not working for someone else. But now that I’m actually trying to do it… it feels very different. There’s no clear direction. No one telling you what’s right or wrong. Every decision feels like a guess. Some days I feel like I’m making progress, and other days I feel like I’m just going in circles. The hardest part isn’t even the work… it’s the uncertainty. You don’t know if what you’re building will work, if people will care, or if you’re just wasting time. And since it’s your own idea, it feels more personal. Every small failure hits harder. I don’t even know how to measure progress properly. Is this confusion normal in the early stages, or am I just not cut out for this?