It took me four days to write that. I spent twelve weeks on that project. It took me so long to get over my fear of the gap before making that jump. I rewrote that code eighteen times. I spent four hours just organizing the citations.
Where’s my A?
If it was only about how much time we spent, then all of us would type at two words per minute and be handed Booker Prizes. Creating great work is difficult. But just because it’s difficult doesn’t mean it needs to be any less satisfying to have made an attempt.