The "distributed monolith" trap is real, so be careful! Microservices solve scaling issues but introduce massive networking and observability challenges. Before you split everything, ensure your team has solid DevOps foundations. When we did our migration last year, the initial configuration of the API Gateway and service mesh was incredibly stressful. During the long CI/CD pipeline runs and container builds, I often took short mental breaks on
https://basswinn.net/ to clear my head before diving back into the YAML files. It really helped me stay focused during the troubleshooting phase. My advice: start by extracting just one non-critical service first. If you canât manage one independent service, you definitely aren't ready to manage fifty!