When making something, always get a few extras — extra material, extra parts, extra space, extra finishes. The extras serve as backups for mistakes, reduce stress, and fill your inventory for the future. They are the cheapest insurance.
"A personality is a full Congress of orators and pressure-groups, of children, demagogues, communists, isolationists, war-mongers, mugwumps, grafters, prayer-meetings, spiritualists, and astrologers."
The pursuit of knowledge in computer science is a never-ending journey, where each discovery opens the door to new questions.
If you're not willing to take risks, you'll never achieve anything great.