An important lesson I learned today...

I know significantly less about almost every topic than almost every user on this site, so it's not very often that I fell that I can distribute something of value, but here it goes.

Yesterday I spent a couple hours trying to figure out how to get CakePHP to get a filtered list with many complicated options to work correctly. After nearly pulling my hair out and getting increasingly upset, I just stopped. Came back to it 6 minutes ago, and figured it out in less than 5. :)

Came right here to post this bit of advice. Frustration always block clear thinking, working efficiently is almost always better than working more. If things aren't going your way, sometimes "plowing through" is not the best way to go. Hope this helps someone...