F**k stress
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- monNom0
Learn to say no.
Rule of thumb, if they are:
- in a hurry
- disinterested in the project ("I don't know/care, make it up and we'll decide later")
- looking for a cut-rate.They're going to cause you considerable stress.
- a huge red flag for me is people who need it now, but don't really know what IT is... and want it cheap! you're right....vaxorcist
- sureshot0
nope
- DRIFTMONKEY0
It's ok bro... you can swear here, motherfucker.
- studderine0
I had the same issue for a while. I can't say that I did anything special take care of it beside sleep therapy. The work would swirl around in my head to the point that I couldn't sleep; took me a bit to get back on normal schedule. You really have to look at yourself and understand what is causing the problem. For me it was a combination of too much work and allowing the work to pile on. I had a hard time saying no because of my own internal expectations and it literally drove me insane.
- mantrakid0
When quoting on work, I do my best to say I can have it done by an exact date. I say I need 2 weeks to do my thing (and always at least double it) so if i can get it done in 1 week, I say 2 weeks. If it'll take me a day I say I'll need 2-3 days. An hour, I'll have it to you tomorrow.
Now when the client says they need it by December 10th, and I already said I need a week to do the work, i make sure they are 100% crystal clear on the fact that if they don't have everything to me by December 3rd, there's no way im hitting their deadline unless they're paying a premium / rush fee.
Likewise with revisions / approvals. If you send something and they need it for friday but you dont hear from them for 4 days after you send it and they hit you up thursday with a shitload of changes, you have a right to say that its unreasonable, and requires a premium / rush fee for that work.
You can only go so far pleasing them... youre no good to anyone dead / crazy.
- yessirdoesnotexist
- actually re-reading i meant to say I do my best to NOT say I can have it done by an exact date.mantrakid
- Nowhere near enough project managers stand up for their designers when it comes to deadlines. Most of them are pussies.Retro
- are pussies and the designers end up working their asses off.Retro
- Retro is rightmonospaced
- fiver0
Was working in a studio that almost killed me. Quitting that shit was the best move I ever made.
- jacklalane0
Go for a run, or throw the weights around. It helps me put things in perspective.
- monospaced0
sex
- err0
drugs
- scarabin0
listen to good music while you're doing it
take short breaks often
have an angry wank
do something personally fulfilling in your own time so you don't feel like everything you do is for someone else
- nb0
- Maaku0
Go to the gym before work and smoke a joint after lunch....works for me.
- monNom0
^ getting good sleep is a huge one actually, keeping to a bed-time and getting at least 8 hours uninterrupted/unmedicated makes a big difference in keeping stress levels down everywhere in your life. Having a life outside of work and boundaries so you can leave your work 'at the office' and not be thinking about it constantly (so you actually can sleep), is critical.
Avoid caffeine and alcohol in the evening, as these can do a number on your restfullness.
- trooperbill0
"Is there a way to deal with long hour days and tight deadlines and still somehow enjoy life?"
ah that would be better project management, working to live not living to work and better client communication.