Ask HN: Self-taught devs, what are your biggest challenges?

I am curious what challenges you are facing in your job or in your team?

From what I can gather

- some struggle with technical issues (like not having a deep enough understanding of a technology or an architecture)

- others struggle with the lack of theoretical background (when optimizing for performance, or deciding which algorithm to go for, etc)

- others are facing mental roadblocks / self-identity challenges ("why should they listen to me, when there are ten CS grads with years of experience in the team?")

- and I'm sure there are more

So, from your experience, what's been the most frustrating or challenging thing so far, as a self-taught dev?