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# Sometimes You Just Need to Start Cutting Shit
- URL: https://www.bramadams.dev/202212160246/
- Published: 2023-02-01T00:31:20.000Z
- Updated: 2023-02-01T00:31:20.000Z
- Author: Bram Adams
- Tags: programming, engineering

> **Sometimes you have to stop sharpening the saw, and just start cutting shit**  
> Some people tend to jump into problems and just start writing code. Other people tend to **want to research and research and get caught in analysis paralysis. In those cases, set a deadline for yourself and just start exploring solutions**. You’ll quickly learn more as you start solving the problem, and that will lead you to iterate into a better solution. ([View Highlight](https://simplethread.com/20-things-ive-learned-in-my-20-years-as-a-software-engineer?%5F%5FreadwiseLocation=0%2F22%2F1%2F0%2F0%2F0%2F4%2F0%3A3%2C0%2F23%2F1%2F0%2F0%2F0%2F4%2F0%3A354&ref=bramadams.dev#:~:text=Sometimes%20you%20have%20to%20stop%2Citerate%20into%20a%20better%20solution.))

This is a style I hope to integrate more in 2023\. I have no trouble doing this in my fields of expertise, it is where I am a novice that I struggle to try the iterative route of working, specifically in music production/more fine art type things like taking beautiful pictures and videos.