Block and reorientation

I worked a good hour on my Bible memory project and more or less achieved my goals, reaching a good stopping point. For the rest of the night I wanted to work on Javascript. Here’s what happened: I’m not very familiar with javascript in the first place, but I really want to learn react, so I installed that as the base of the project. I know that it’s easier to make things look good if I use bootstrap, so I installed that too. Then I realized that I have no idea how to synthesize the two, and the base of my project (what I’ve already done) uses html, while react apparently has no need for that.

What can I do? I’m pretty sure that I can use the base that I have, add bootstrap and jquery, and make a decent game with that. In fact, I think that Kittens Game uses jquery and nothing else. Alternatively, I could write the program in react, more or less starting from scratch. Or, I could write it the first and then convert it to the second, which would allow me to learn how to do things without having to waste time on design. That sounds like a clear winner to me.

This year, I’m all about reflection. Can I use that as a part of my personal brand? There’s also analysis. I wasn’t sure that that was the right word, but it does involve breaking things down so that their distinctive parts can be identified, which is what I’m talking about. Analysis alone isn’t what I’m interested in, though.