OK, that's one way to do hard things... I was expecting something more like: 1) Look at the whole problem. 2) Split it up into smaller parts. As you do so, tr

OK, that's one way to do hard things... I was expecting something more like: 1) Look at the whole problem. 2) Split it up into smaller parts. As you do so, try to... 3) Evaluate each part on how a) basic to the rest of the problem or based on other parts it is, and b) how easy or hard it is to do. 4) Begin with the most basic parts; among those, begin with the easiest ones. 5) If some part turns out to be a big(gish) problem in itself, do the same splitting-up and ordering in steps 2-4 with it. 6) If at some point you find that you've made a mistake in your Step-3 evaluating, re-evaluate and re-order; then continue according to the new evaluation order. Honestly, is there any other sensible way, and doesn't pretty much everyone know that already? But yeah, this post was -- after the annoying advertisement formatted like actual content-- about something else: How to get started in the first place. Oh well, insert as Step 0?