Procrastination, Distractions, Loss of interest...
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Haaah! Story of my life.
I have an endless number of projects and ideas which has never been finished. And that's not just Sketchup projects. Anything I have an interest in. I've got so many ideas I've started on where when I've tackled the major problems (which are the most fun) I become too distracted with a new idea.You've heard about the 20/80 ratio? 20% is done doing 80% of the work and 80% of your time is spent on the remaining 20%. Well, those last 20% has a very hard time keeping my attention.
If I had 1 year off, or five, I might have been able to catch up with all my projects I've got lying around. ...or maybe more likely, I'd still end up with even more uncompleted stuff...
Even when I do complete something. I always have this idea that I'll come back to it and improve it. Nothing is ever completed.
@jasonh1234 said:
I know it'd be different if I was doing modeling for a living but I'm not.
I work in an architectural office modelling. I complete those projects. But I still model my own stuff when I'm home. And I still suffer from the same problem. It helps having a deadline to push things forward. But when it's my own private projects I don't have it in me to give myself deadlines. First of all, I feel it'd take the fun out of things. And secondly, there's no penalty for missing a deadline so it'd have no effect any way.
Oh, what's that? LEGO!
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I tend to be quite selective with big projects i take on, i find it helps to keep me focused. I also try and make sure its something new and interesting so that it'll hold my interest for a long time, nothing worse than getting bored with a project.
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I don't really get bored by old projects. But new ones are just that much more exciting.
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Looks like I am in good company. I've recently decided to do somethng that works at the office; I've made a list of all the incomplete models, and I will not start any additional models until they are checked off. I've even gone further and broke the list down into small tasks, such as "model porch" - same principal, I will not do any other modeling until those tasks are complete.
My problem has never that I got bored with a particular modeling subject, but rather something else comes along that has that "ooh, I wanna try modeling that" appeal.
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Yup. The 'problem' is that so much is exciting.
Though, I've tried lists. ...they soon 'disappear'...
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An empty bank account is a good cure for procrastination.
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Spending a few days without an Internet connection is another possible cure.
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They used to say, "Procrastination is the thief of time".
I say, "Procrastination is the saviour of wasted effort".
You rush to get something ready for 'them' - then 'they' change their mind or decide 'they' don't need it...
If you're slow and haven't done it the change isn't so traumatic and if it's scrapped then there's no wasted effort ! -
@tig said:
They used to say, "Procrastination is the thief of time".
I say, "Procrastination is the saviour of wasted effort".
You rush to get something ready for 'them' - then 'they' change their mind or decide 'they' don't need it...
If you're slow and haven't done it the change isn't so traumatic and if it's scrapped then there's no wasted effort !
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I posted a book on a much earlier thread "Time Management for Architects and Designers".
It's great but I haven't got around to applying it's methods.
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Coincidence? A whole article on the subject was published yesterday on Gizmodo's sister site, Lifehacker:
http://lifehacker.com/5193134/beyond-life-hacks-reusable-solutions-to-common-productivity-problems -
@ecuadorian said:
Spending a few days without an Internet connection is another possible cure.
...So true. I couldn't use the internet for a while when I made my last WIP, once I could get back on, I 'accidentally' forgot about it. Good thing I'm not a professional sketchup user, because I never get anything done
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I was thinking that I was the one with THE PROBLEM! And all the rest of you did everything at light speed. I'M CURED!! I'M CURED!!
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@tig said:
You rush to get something ready for 'them' - then 'they' change their mind or decide 'they' don't need it...
If you're slow and haven't done it the change isn't so traumatic and if it's scrapped then there's no wasted effort !TIG, thats amazing. I agree 100%, I've just never had the guts to come out and say it out loud like that
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What's sweet is when they don't need it anymore AND they no longer want to pay anyone for work already done.
If you're going to procrastinate, follow your bliss and your own goals first. I wish I could remember this. Happy Spring Fever, everyone.
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Hire yourself to do the work, Give yourself a budget for the work and a deadline. treat it like a real job and pay yourself when it's complete. Do something fun like take out a friend for lunch after you finish the project. That way you can tell your friend that you just finished a project and got paid and wanted to treat them to a lunch. Your friend will enjoy it and want you to do more projects and complete them. You will get to enjoy a lunch with a friend and look forward to it. and at most it will cost you the price of paying for your friends lunch or coffee or beer etc. So tie the completion of the project to something else that you have a desire to do.
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@unknownuser said:
Do something fun like take out a friend for lunch after you finish the project. That way you can tell your friend that you just finished a project and got paid and wanted to treat them to a lunch.
Hmm, are you in need of any more friends out there in Minneapolis Phil....?
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@unknownuser said:
You rush to get something ready for 'them' - then 'they' change their mind or decide 'they' don't need it...
If you're slow and haven't done it the change isn't so traumatic and if it's scrapped then there's no wasted effort !This can backfire though. I'm currently rushing a model that a client decided they didn't need a few months ago. At the time I didn't care as I hadn't actually done it. A week ago he decided he does want it, I've procrastinated all week, now I need to finish it for tomorrow morning.
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But the adrenaline rush.... aaaah...
Not there unless you have prevaricated...
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