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Graingy Survey: How Do You Find the Motivation to Complete Anything?

42.2k Graingy  6 days ago

Seriously. I need help.

I have projects I haven't touched in ages, maybe even teased, that I can't bring myself to complete them.

Especially bad when the techniques I used have since become obsolete. Usually that means it just gets abandoned, though in at least one case I know I'm gonna have to go back and overhaul it massively.

I am dreading the Archfiend...

Anyways, usually there will be some tedious step or issue I have trouble overcoming that stops me. Or I just get bored of it.

How do you people do it!?
How do you avoid the pitfalls of laziness and distraction!?

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    42.2k Graingy

    @Scrugy51 metabolizing

    +1 yesterday
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    1,534 Scrugy51

    @Graingy I don't think I will build anything. I'll more so make an off topic post once in a while and just sort of exist

    yesterday
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    42.2k Graingy

    @Scrugy51 and so the cycle repeats.

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    1,534 Scrugy51

    I leave for a year and spontaneously come back

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    42.2k Graingy

    You underestimate the difficulty of drawing for those without the skills.

    4 days ago
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    42.2k Graingy

    @hpgbproductions Hm, not generally applicable. Any ideas more accessible?

    4 days ago
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    @Graingy you don't have to sketch perspectives, the most important things to sketch are axial projections for blueprints

    4 days ago
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    42.2k Graingy

    @hpgbproductions Hm, not generally applicable. Any ideas more accessible?

    4 days ago
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    2,088 Ashdenpaw1

    I don’t.

    4 days ago
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    @Graingy sketching

    4 days ago
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    42.2k Graingy

    @hpgbproductions But how do you plan it?
    SimplerPlanes?

    5 days ago
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    @Graingy i can actually fully cancel a project to close it, but i only do that early on
    Planning the design first prevents me from getting stuck

    5 days ago
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    42.2k Graingy

    @hpgbproductions

    Enforce a one project at a time rule, so you must complete a project to start something else

    That seems like a really poor idea in the face of technical issues. You don’t get burnt out ever?

    5 days ago
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    Do planning before you start (read: convince yourself that it is a good idea even if it is not)
    Embrace the way of the tism
    Enforce a one project at a time rule, so you must complete a project to start something else that seems cooler. And if you lose interest in that other thing, it wasn't that cool anyway

    +2 5 days ago
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    42.2k Graingy

    @WisconsinStatePolice That sounds... sustainable.

    5 days ago
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    I don’t

    5 days ago
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    I use my homework
    I don't want to do my homework, so I procrastinate by playing simpleplanes
    This method has worked to make some of my best builds, and usually is the fastest method. Just make sure you actually do your homework/studying eventually. Also works before bed if you don't want to deal with whatever is the next day.
    Also if its an issue with something in the game not looking right or not working, i download similar builds by other people and dissect them to learn how they did it.

    +1 5 days ago
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    @Graingy fun :D

    5 days ago
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    42.2k Graingy

    @RB107 I see. I really need to start taking notes on people...
    @Boeing727200F Liar

    6 days ago
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    idk it just happens

    6 days ago
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    13.2k RB107

    @Graingy Someplace in galaxy named Indonesia

    6 days ago
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    42.2k Graingy

    @RB107 ... What planet are you from?

    6 days ago
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    13.2k RB107

    usually when i got bored and left the building like for a month, i would just eat a chocolate and go back to building like nothing happened =D

    6 days ago