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When I was younger I accepted the fact that I probably would never be able to make video games because they are complicated and take a lot of effort. I'm happy to be proving myself wrong.

If you ever wanted to project a part of yourself into the world through making video games (or other projects), here is my advice:

• 🙏 Game Jams! Thousands of other people also want to work on games, and you can often find team-up channels in game jams. Working with random people has been super helpful as you teach each other so much. Most of these projects are from game jams, specifically the Godot Wild Jam.
• 🧱Build habits in your life so you have room to set aside for focused work on your projects. 
• 🏁Focus on systems, not goals. Think "I will spend an hour a day on my project" instead of "I want to my project to get finished".
• Perfection is the enemy of good.
• Premature optimization is the root of all evil. Don't worry about how it will run until you actually get other people running it!
• Learn how to manage your time. If a chore takes less than 5 minutes to do, just do it now. Having little things weighing you down in the back of your mind will hurt your focus.
• Make your bed every day. Start your day with an easy win.
• Try being a morning person. Just try it. Do the most important thing right as soon as you wake up.
• Detect what your purpose in life is.  I've discovered that my purpose is to put parts of myself into the world through my projects and to inspire others.
• Ask yourself if social media and constant scrolling is a positive or negative in your life.