Burn out...
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- alpinist0
i hate my job...WAAAH! listen douchenozzle, at your job, you can walk to the fridge any time, get a beer then go back to your desk and fuck off on youtube and NT all day (I know how you minimize your window to the PVN) kick back in your etnies, then go stink up the toilet for an hour while you read transworld snowboarding and WISH that you could land a 360.....just once. And yes, I will win that bet and yes, you will spend a day riding in a jester hat.
- liquid0
I am guessing alpinist works with Jevad....
don't forget how he sits and decides which Wham song he will listen to next for the 10,000th time.
- PonyBoy0
http://www.arcademedia.net/nt/bu…
this article has been helpful to me lately...
...it's scanned, sorry... should be easy to read though.
It's from How Magazine 2005 - enjoy!
- taragee0
i am soooo lucky compared to 99.99% of the Rand
(Oct 10 06, 10:23)
- BuddhaHat0
Constructive Moping for the Downtrodden: http://www.rense.com/general33/m…
Opening paragraph:
The specialized definition of downtrodden here is: people with sense forced to observe a large portion of mankind continually trying to pinch its own head off. The goal of the rationally downtrodden is to somehow wrestle the insane bits to the ground before they kill us all. Collectively, the eminently reasonable constitute an unorganized worldwide militia of common sense, called upon by the force of events to maintain Madman Watch... ...Remaining on Madman Watch for long stretches of time has a distinct tendency to result in attacks of profoundly logical depression.
- liquid0
wow pony that puts things in perspective.....although I dont agree with it....
there is a part of me that likes it.... the business mixed with personal where the 2 become blurred that you don't feel like it is work....
although when things are going bad....then you feel like EVERYTHING is going bad.... so maybe thats the issue....
- chossy0
maybe you need a poo?, go and take a poo and see how you feel after that...I just did a plop and I feel pretty good.
- kingjulien0
D.
- trevedda0
And I thought it was just me. Crap thing is on balance things are going well - I have new clients (run my own business), a range of work, cash flow is good, a decent office, etc etc. Everything still feels a bit shit though. Certainly getting tired of clients who say "I would do it myself but I'm a bit busy . . . " and . . . well I could go on and on. Must say though, I constantly question what I'm doing and whether its worth it. Trouble is I'm also feeling as though I'm too old to retrain or do anything else. I feel as though I've invested a lot of time in this profession and now, suddenly, I'm not getting very much back.
- clint0
It's tough being a designer, uh? My grandad used to work the coal mines 14 hours a day and then he had to go to war... ; )
- de4k0
- clint0
just read through that link de4k.
great article, might buy the guy's book.
- trevedda0
"It's tough being a designer, uh? My grandad used to work the coal mines 14 hours a day and then he had to go to war... ; ) "
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True - that can't have been easy. But that doesn't help me/us/anyone, does it. I know someone who died of cancer - they must have felt pretty bad - doesn't change my perception of my situation enough to make a difference.
- de4k0
"It's tough being a designer, uh? My grandad used to work the coal mines 14 hours a day and then he had to go to war... ; ) "
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True - that can't have been easy. But that doesn't help me/us/anyone, does it. I know someone who died of cancer - they must have felt pretty bad - doesn't change my perception of my situation enough to make a difference.
trevedda
(Oct 18 06, 02:42)surely it gives you a little more perspective on your situation?
- clint0
Ha ha, I was only joking. My granddad was a goldsmith, loved his job and worked until he died 95 years old and never had to go to war, thank god.
But I know, it's tough finding what's right for us. I've been through my burn outs as well and guess I will see some more in the future. What's usually helped me was to picture our tiny planet in the universe with our little lifespans and thinking that exchangeable stupid clients and business led companies are not all what we are about and quite meaningless in the end. Money/Time/Power is just a ghost invented by humans to inflict hell on this planet. There's so much more.
- chossy0
He's probably away taking a poo right now.
- tkmeister0
man, i hear you. this too shall pass.
i find having something to look forward helps me keep going. it really doesn't solve any problems, but it'll make you feel better while you find solutions.
i got this new gig 3month ago and it's been crazy busy. i am on the totally opposite of you. i have worked on over 20 brands just in 3mo and, yeah, it gets tiring this way too. just last week, i had to do 3 clients comps(mini sites/ads). too much work and hadn't had time to really think about anything.
my point is, make the best out of the situation and look forward to things you love. you have a lovely wife and a son. and winter is already here !
- Gucci0
dude, my 148 hour week destroyed me two months ago.
I haven't been able to sleep properly or wake up feeling refreshed since then.
I'm dying slowly inside.
- madirish0
duder- don't know how i missed this thread, but it is rough. been there last year during a gnarly-long 1-client session of about 8 months of work. it was getting bleak from a creative perspective and i was getting pissed. at the time, i was living in Peru and it occured to me how much i was having to work on thisclients project and not spending the time on experiences of Peru (well, i was, but not as many as i wantd).
i firmly believe the only constant is change an dembrace it whenever possible. i ended the project early(although it was done) and started a donation project for 4 communities in impoverished areas in Lima that needed *anything* so they could get through their lives. that is what did it. helping others and using what i do everyday, but pointed towards direct change and impact. it may seem selfish, but giving that much and coordinating the monies we collected through friends, families, relatives, etc was one of the most rewarding acts i have ever done.
helping others with change can change you and your perspective for self-growth.
i will probably always look to that as basis for self-critque.