How to keep yourself on task
How to keep yourself on task
So this has been sort of a problem lately. For example, right now. I have work to do at work. Not a time critical assignment, but work to do. And yet the project is starting to border on mind numbing. Convert an application from C++ to C#. Not the most fun in the world, involves 0 design work, and hence, boring.
At home, I (try to) work hard on getting my game ready for the IGF competition in November. I sit down, do like 10 minutes of work, and then lose motiviation.
Tips. tips. tips.
I think part of the problem comes from the increase in "hanging out" with people I do at bars, clubs, parties, etc. Coding and all the nerd stuff used to be the most fun thing to do, but now socializing kicks ass on an equal level.
At home, I (try to) work hard on getting my game ready for the IGF competition in November. I sit down, do like 10 minutes of work, and then lose motiviation.
Tips. tips. tips.
I think part of the problem comes from the increase in "hanging out" with people I do at bars, clubs, parties, etc. Coding and all the nerd stuff used to be the most fun thing to do, but now socializing kicks ass on an equal level.
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I'm at work right now, and I can guarantee you my job is more boring than yours.
I got this summer job classifying books for a library. I sit at the computer, pick up a random book, and type the author, title, publishing date, write a brief summary, etc, etc.
Thank god the computers they gave us have internet connections.
I got this summer job classifying books for a library. I sit at the computer, pick up a random book, and type the author, title, publishing date, write a brief summary, etc, etc.
Thank god the computers they gave us have internet connections.
sniff... I do that too... and then I cry because I feel like I should be learning more of how to model/skin.... ....Warlock wrote:yeah same here i havent done a 3d pix\animation in ages. i allways loade up the progy look at it for 10 min close it and do some thang els
it's sad cuz i feel like I like to do it, but I... don't... WAEN WAE HAE HAE HAE!
Re: How to keep yourself on task
Wow, déjà vu.Topher wrote:I sit down, do like 10 minutes of work, and then lose motiviation.
Welcome to my state of mind for the last three years or so
My problem is that motivation comes with bursts. I can stay very concentrated for long periods of time, but when I get bored of what I'm doing, there's no point in keeping to it.
Also, you make it sound as if spending more time socially at the expense of programming is a bad thing. It's a good thing actually. Now you'll start to experience the "I'm parked and everyone else is driving" feeling, and in some time you'll get the "I'm stuck with everyone else in a traffic jam" feeling.
I'm not sure yet about what comes after that
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flip, that's suicide For me it is, anyway, because as soon as I find something I want to improve, I focus on that until I've improved it. Often with little regard to how hackish the resulting code is. And then I want to revamp the code to be better structured, instead of trying to warp my mind to whatever its structure is, and I eventually lose the motivation I had to complete the process. gaah.
I have the same problem... look at it, and BLAAAH... I haven't hardly touched D2X since school got out... I'm just surprised to find it's not just me! Finding inspiration is very difficult indeed. Perhaps it's an art thing?
I wonder what the guys with these kinds of jobs who aren't posting on some BB might say. What's the difference between those with motivation and those without? Self-esteem? Happiness in life? Diet? ..amount of cosmic radiation? wtf is it?
And of course it doesn't help when your dad tells you that you can't follow through on things... How do you fix something like this? I get similarly bored with school as well.
Maybe we all have ADD.
I have the same problem... look at it, and BLAAAH... I haven't hardly touched D2X since school got out... I'm just surprised to find it's not just me! Finding inspiration is very difficult indeed. Perhaps it's an art thing?
I wonder what the guys with these kinds of jobs who aren't posting on some BB might say. What's the difference between those with motivation and those without? Self-esteem? Happiness in life? Diet? ..amount of cosmic radiation? wtf is it?
And of course it doesn't help when your dad tells you that you can't follow through on things... How do you fix something like this? I get similarly bored with school as well.
Maybe we all have ADD.
That's not a big deal to me really. The job is only until the end of summer and then I go back to school. So once it's done, it's done. Now being creative about it, yes it will add a bit of spice to the mix.fliptw wrote:take the opputunity to see what, if any, improvments you can make to the while you are porting it to C#.
My real problem is projects at home. I really want to get this game done for the IGF. To me, it means getting a job after school. I really don't know if gaming is what I want to get into, but right now it's what is the most fun and natural to make.
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