Welcome.
I use several of the tips of this thread. One project for the house, one for the shop. Depending on the urgency of the requestor for the house project...
I also try to use new techniques for shop projects for practice when I need to use it for a nicer piece.
The one thing I did realize is to put something together using scraps and then use it for a while to see how it works in your flow. Case in point, I needed a combination outfeed, router, table top tool, assembly table. I made it to a size that I 'thought' I needed, only to find out it was about 4-6" too long. Not a problem, take it apart, chop off 4" of the top and bottom, put back together and try it some more. Still a bit too big, chop off 2 more inches. Seems to be working. But still not too small for assembly. Maybe I should put it on casters, remove the bottom, cut off 4" off the legs, put on the casters, and now I can start planning a nicer one.