# Feeling completely lost regarding problem solving?

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**Created:** [September 28, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/feeling-completely-lost-regarding-problem-solving/32483 "2021-09-28T17:16:20Z")\
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> when I am faced with something I haven’t done before, it’s like my brain freezes. No matter how hard I try to think of a solution, I can’t come up with anything.

Are you doing Processing.py python mode or otherwise using Processing with Python? I ask because this is a Processing forum – we do Python, but it isn’t a learn-Python forum.

Re: your question – have you tried:

- breaking problems down into smaller steps, and solving them one at a time?
- looking up things you don’t understand one at a time?
- getting as far as you can, and, once you get stuck, asking questions (for example, on this forum)?

You might be interested in our FAQ on asking questions. You’ll need to ask specific questions – “how can I make the box move left”, not “how do I learn programming” – but learning to ask questions about programming both helps you get help, and helps you teach yourself.

> [@Guidelines—Asking Questions](https://discourse.processing.org/t/guidelines-asking-questions/2147):
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> Summary (TL;DR) Ask complete questions to get better answers! Be specific. For example: I want to load an image. I tried using createImg() , and I expected the image to be on canvas, but what happened instead was the image showing up below the canvas. Isolate your problem and work in small steps. Share only the code directly related to your problem if it is part of a bigger project, and if something isn’t working, try the smallest code that could do the thing you want. Can we run your code to …

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