This was a really enjoyable game! A satisfying, solid meat-and-potatoes gameplay that serves as the base for a wonderful collectathon on a beautiful island! You have managed to remove any potential obstacle that one usually has by adding more clams than necessary and, in general, just designing distinct and reachable locations, mad respect.
And your commentary throughout the game is very relatable, in a way that touched me greatly. Saved your quote about "not trying my best" being an excuse and a self-defense mechanism, because I unfortunately see myself in this quote as well. Something to combat, I guess.
I want to thank you for creating this game and hope that your future career, be it game dev or anything else you'd like, is successful!