Trust the process

Trust the process. You will figure it out. Not when you want to, but when you need to.

[danielfitzedward]

I'm hearing I need to make cupcakes whenever I'm stuck.
That was definitely the message.
Thanks Uncle Tim.

[Youbuu]

I don’t know if you’ll ever read this but you’ve helped me in ways you could not imagine. Thanks Tim.

[seangardner]

Very good point, Tim. As an indie game developer myself I've learned not to overthink the process and I get the best results. I've spent countless hours, weeks, or months trying ideas I never ended up using and changing.

[ryan_on_quads]

Just came across this - so true. Had a huge issue with my path finding and was putting it off. I broke down the process on paper and figured out where I was screwing up!

[JustDaveIsFine]

My process is to get a nice cup of coffee, put on some chill beats, dim the lighting, and then doom scroll through YouTube.

It hasn't worked yet, but one day it just might.

[jsj]

So many times when I’ve gotten stuck on a physical puzzle or video game puzzle or with solving a programming issue I just sleep and the next morning I almost always have a solution. It really is crazy how much your brain does subconsciously

[bratttn]

it's pure brain mechanics, given enough time spent pondering the brain will build enough neural connections to solve the problem. The eureka moment is just a signal that enough brain matter has been accumulated for the solution.

[TomasBruno-wwtg]

Sometimes I wish you were my uncle, Tim. Your advice always comes at the right time! ❤

[thatguyoverthere]

The power of being an adult truly is making cupcakes maybe when you shouldn't, but when you REALLY want them! Baking is always calling.

[claudiubele]

Thank you, I have this problem too, I would keep pushing and pushed for months to figure things out here and now whenever the problems came. Now I have a massive headache, reached my breaking point. Like with making music, the best ideas come when you don't actively focus on them, it comes out naturally, like shit. We need rest too, I was thinking the same thing today morning- trust the process, everything happens as it should, when it should

[HumanityAsCode]

I probably always need to hear this advice but I particularly needed to hear it today.

[garrenbrooks]

Watching Tim Cain videos is what i imagine having a dad must be like.

[jordangordon]

You always find a way to say just what I needed to hear Tim! You're the best

[Anubis]

yea i had a moment like this when my C++ compiler implicitly deleted the default assignment operator (=), breaking all my code. spent a couple days stressing out over it and then walked away for a few days, only to come back and immediately realize it was caused by the compiler taking one of my class operator overloads and applying it to all assignment operators everywhere. refactored it into a constructor instead, and everything worked fine.

it seems easy to say it, but actually being able to break off and take a step back is an important skill.

[acrossbear]

Thank you, good Sir Tim. I needed this today ❤

[nyatske]

Thanks Tim, you're an inspiration

[Shaman]

You are the uncle I always wished I had

[artoodiitoo]

My brain be like;
"Huh?"
"What?"
"Mom?"

[PINKiller]

I used to trust the process, but then my creativity just disappeared a few years ago and never came back. I no longer trust the process.

[SoundwaveSuperior]

Similar to when you’re looking for something, being unable to find it compared to not looking for it and finding it.