Making
Start with what exists.
The first useful step is often a closer look.
Before I build a new system, I want to understand the one that is already there. What works? Where does it break? Which part is actually asking to change?
A fresh start can feel like progress because everything is possible again. But it also throws away the knowledge stored in an awkward prototype, an old decision, or a workaround that exists for a reason.
I try to make the next change small enough to inspect. Keep the useful parts. State the problem plainly. Change one thing that matters, then check whether it helped.
The point is to make something useful and understand it well enough to keep improving it.
Devon Akins