I found myself in a self-imposed crunch mode this weekend. I had a preconceived notion in my mind how much I was going to be able to accomplish this weekend, a

I found myself in a self-imposed crunch mode this weekend. I had a preconceived notion in my mind how much I was going to be able to accomplish this weekend, and when my estimates were far off (what was estimated to be 6 hours of work were actually 18), I got impatient, thinking that I SHOULD have finished hours ago. I ended up not doing things the right way, and merely plowed ahead, until I got it to work. However, after the relief of finally getting it done, I have to go back and spend some time refactoring and cleaning up the mess that I made. I often have to remind myself that good engineering simply takes time, and will save in the long run.