Totally, @morgan.logan's right about saving time testing first.

Wait, doesn't a timing light show you the exact mark?

Rewatching Dark season 1 last month made me get this. Those quiet family dinner scenes where they just talk are the ones my brain chews on for hours. It's all the anticipation and filling in the blanks yourself that hooks you harder than any big reveal. The show trusts you to sit in the awkwardness and it makes the payoff hit different. That low-key stress is weirdly the best part.

Everyone hits walls with input checking when they start, and grabbing a fix from online is how most people learn. Finishing your game gives you momentum, and you can always go back to study the copied code later. You'll build real understanding over time, so don't stress too much about one copied bit.

I waited nine weeks for a capacitor once. That kind of patience really does change how you approach a broken device.