One thing that holds people back sometimes is that bash scripts that set environment variables don’t work by default. https://github.com/edc/bass is an easy solution

I would recommend just trying to cultivate a YAGNI mindset. I add a little more to the rationale - we are not very good at accurately predicting future requirements so rework/unraveling work becomes likely.

Following from there, trying to use technology (I could be misinterpreting but I think that’s what you mean by “systematically restrain”) is also going to be things you don’t need.