Comment by notnaut

I appreciate your response! This is basically how I have managed to finish small games in the past. Only issue is much of my intention on finishing those small projects was to find the 'right' way forward, when that clearly isn't an effective way of thinking about it.

I think my best bet is to apply the same mentality you're describing to larger projects, like you're saying. As long as I don't get too sloppy, refactoring will be a necessary effort when I actually hit issues that stall my progress.