From Ton Roosendaal (Blender) on a GSoC mailing list [1] some years ago that stuck with me and I always tell new hires or interns when they make mention of not

From Ton Roosendaal (Blender) on a GSoC mailing list [1] some years ago that stuck with me and I always tell new hires or interns when they make mention of not having anything to show. Something I also have to remind myself of every now and then when I spend days or weeks researching a topic without anything user facing to show during that time. > You cannot spend time on something without having done something. Progress is not a requirement. If you spend time on learning something, report on what you learned, If you read a book, write a short summary of it. If you make demo files to test things, show the demo files and report on the tests. [1] https://archive.blender.org/lists/soc-2017-dev/2017-July/000067.html https://archive.blender.org/lists/soc-2017-dev/2017-July/000...