Since I enjoy the IP I work on its somewhat easy to stay motivated and not to mention money is involved. But for me 3d has always been less about the art of it and more being better and challenging yourself so I find if its not hard enough I get bored. Hell I don't even care about 3d that much its just what I do and Its…
I can agree with that entirely, me personally I can't stop working or I get bored and depressed, but working for a client or a company I think its good to establish boundaries even if you are a workaholic who loves your work, you can continue working on your own, develop your own projects, explore new styles, pickup new…
take a vacation, look for a new job/project/country to work. I find even if im working on a huge AAA franchise that I know is going to get 8-9's reviews after working on the same project for a year + you get in the monotony groove, the first few months im always motivated and inspired, but once the long haul kicks in I…
Its an interesting thread. I have been thinking a lot of what it takes to motivate people. I guess working hard and showing attention and things coming together is a big boost of confidence and satisfaction individually but also as a team. But as things have been said here, if you have bad management or that someone that…
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkKdZTPctU0"]The Fan 1996 : Struggling Baseball Star " Just Stops Caring " His Way Out of Slump - YouTube[/ame] That's a bit extreme. But you just have to go with the flow. Be flexible, remember it's a gig. There are a lot worse things you could be doing.
Anthony, I'm not sure I've ever met you personally but I know Chad and I have met Andres who you know quite well. I would have to say that I have been in the same exact situation once before. Fortunately, I've been lucky for most of my career to not have ENORMOUS portions of my work thrown out...mainly just luck and…
I really can resonate with "The Fan" video that Jeff posted up top. Things on the job sure aren't perfect in terms of heavenly perfection. But they are perfect for what they are turning out to be. You can always consider your environments turn out based on what you bring and put into it. Which ultimately, if things are…
***Disclaimer - I'm not a professional artist, my professional career has been in healthcare technology - I'm not sure how a professional art studio works, but I can suspect that it works quite a bit like a professional software development team.*** I'm going to continue to put the disclaimer in this thread, because I've…
Also, that video Jeff posted. Think it's actually some pretty good advice. Caring too much about about being the best and sticking to your exact plan can be poison to people. It almost took me down in January/February. But if you just stop caring, work to be your best, and don't try to fight life so much you can be so much…