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better underpressure 1414 Responses
Last post: 11 months, 1 week ago | Thread started: Jun 17, 12, 5:46 a.m.
- ohhhhhsnap
who else works better under pressure? blessing? curse? both?
i could have 2-3 weeks to complete a design, and i'll will wait till the last minute (within the last 24 - 48 hours) to finish up before the deadline.
- Jun 17, 12, 5:46 a.m. – Permalink
- dobre
My prev CD utilized his military background to test his new recruits during the 1st 3 months & found out that I work(ed) best under pressure. From then on he'd postpone briefs for me just so Id only have the last minutes to come up with ideas & execute them. It sucked for me but for him it worked LOL.


- Dog-earJun 17, 12, 5:59 a.m. – Permalink
- d_rek
I would say I rarely, if ever, have produced my best work when under pressure. I'm a plower and plodder if there ever was one.
As for watching other people perform under pressure: I can say that i've seen some colleagues do some really cool, creative work while under the gun. However, as omg mentioned, it rarely resulted in the best solution for the problem, as those solutions were hasty at best.


- Dog-earJun 17, 12, 7:05 a.m. – Permalink
- RustyStew
Interestingly I find that I can accomplish a lot, and quicker, while under pressure. Thing is, while this work is generally pretty good compared to the work that is done given a longer timeline, I feel I would really be able to push things even further had I had another period of time following the deadline. I guess what I'm saying, is a false deadline would be awesome (assuming I "knew" it was a real deadline), then being surprised with more time to really clean up the work and make it great would be a good strategy for me.
I tend to lollygag a bit when it feels like I have all the time in the world. Definitely work less efficiently.
I guess a time boxing strategy would work on me.


- Dog-earJun 17, 12, 9:29 a.m. – Permalink
- studderine
I think a lot of "creatives" lie to themselves when they say they work best/better under pressure.


- Dog-earJun 17, 12, 1:06 p.m. – Permalink
- mikotondria3
Adrenaline is the very best drug to sharpen one's senses. As is the copious amounts of RedBull, coffee and 5hour energy that can unstick stock concepts, and aid one in tirelessly and flawlessly code and zip up the last 10 'just need to...'s of a project. Those things that'll run you over days if you try to do them when you think you should. Nature works like this, and so should you.


- Dog-earJun 17, 12, 6:40 p.m. – Permalink
- inteliboy
Pressure in terms of the expectation from yourself and others to to great work, better than before, receive recognition & exposure, building your career/reel/folio, fulfilling a deep nagging itch you have etc. is a great thing.
Pressure in terms of working with stressful dickheads and deadlines is a terrible thing.

- Dog-earJun 17, 12, 6:58 p.m. – Permalink
- bjladams
a few weeks ago, i tried to draw chuck norris. and, although nobody can capture him, even on paper, i was disappointed.
this morning, out of the blue, someone said draw chuck - within 30 seconds i had this.
perhaps my best work to date. all thanks to pressure.


- Dog-earJun 18, 12, 7 a.m. – Permalink
- ohhhhhsnap
^ :)


- Dog-earJun 18, 12, 7:27 a.m. – Permalink




