I'd been working late into the night on part of a large personal project. It was progressing slowly but steadily since early morning and I was learning tons. (Translation: I was spending more time fixing than creating, trying various approaches to accomplish each step, and discovering clever new ways to make mistakes. You know, the kind where you don't know whether it'll be harder to fix it, or to figure out why it didn't work in the first place.) To be fair, I don't have a lot of experience in this particular area, so I was exploring alternatives and poking at the options that were available. Given the luxury of time, I've found this strategy to provide a far deeper understanding than just getting it right the first time and moving on.
