Also, I’m impressed that you can remember the obstacles you overcame several years ago. Landon entropy, m1 conversion, etc.
I host a bay area indie gamedev coworking group. The coworking group's regular recurring meetup interval kept me in a peer pressure and positive feedback loop. I also felt the need in the market had not been addressed until this new wave of engines started appearing.
> I’m impressed that you can remember the obstacles you overcame several years ago.
I kept a daily journal in org-mode and separate dev log file. Can search through this and my commit history for lots of info.