Premaking my Imake

Creating a prototype of my Imake project, before moving on to the final project has been a very helpful and fun task. Throughout my life, I have always generally avoided doing the prototype or rough draft of a project unless I have been required to, because I have always preferred to begin with the real project, and edit and perfect it from there.  In my opinion, the prototype is always considered to be the "waste of time", or the part of the project that does not require a lot of thought or care.  However, in this project, I have had the opportunity to recognize specific things about my project that could use additional critiquing, and I have been able to plan out what I will do differently when making my actual final project.  One special thing about creating a prototype, is that once you come up with creative ideas to include in your project, you have begun a foundation.  The nicest thing about building a foundation in your prototype, is the fact that your final product will be even more creative and special, because you get to add additional elements to it.
I can definitely apply this process to other areas within my own life.  I believe that the "prototyping process" is really in all aspects of life in general.  Most commonly, I notice prototyping in people, especially before they have conversations with others, or when making plans for their life.  Before any conversation, I (and I would guess most people) consider and mentally think about the ramifications or positivity that my word choice and dialogue can create.  In life, all people have to make plans and edit their plans in order to get to a more successful or pleasant state.  I experienced this when I was choosing between which colleges to attend.  In reality, there is good and bad in everything, but it is certainly wise to discover the bad, or weak in a prototype, and to change the negatives into positives, whatever the final product is.