I’m Fighting

Spent last night so stressed. But after I got really stressed I realised I had solutions of how to solve problems. Like for example… I was hung up on my current ticket. I had to not finish it before the break because I got ill. But then I began to freak out that I didn’t know how to do it. Which is a stupid thing to do because I’m on holiday and far away from the code. But then… 

After I wrote my last blog post I realised… all I have to do is define the problem. All I have to do is define the problem and then I know what to do.

Like even just thinking about the code late last night… even just thinking about the code made me feel scared… and then I took a step back and I remembered the problem statement. And then it wasn’t scary anymore suddenly. Because the abstract details of the code fitted in with the problem statement and then suddenly I knew what to do.

This is what I did for three months. Between my initial first breakthrough and really getting problem solving at work - I got lost in the abstractions of the code.

I forgot to define the problem statement. Time and time again. 

Or rather - I just didn’t know how important to do it it was. Now I know and now I will always do it. I was so scared and lost and I didn’t know what to do but now I know what to do. I just need to define the problem and then refer back to my notes as I go.