#goal 1

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And so it begins...

Hello there! My name is Mike, and I am a software developer by day, and a table top gaming enthusiast by night. I was recently struck with the idea of marrying the gameplay of turn-based strategy games such as XCOM with the rich lore that is the collaborative fiction of The SCP Foundation. And so, this idea was born. I have decided that this is going to be my project for the year of 2023.

The goal is to have a playable, not necessarily pretty, version of the game done by December 31st, 2023. As this is my first proper foray into game development, I am not expecting to actually charge money for this, that just doesn’t seem fair to me. I’m hoping to have it hosted in itch.io for anyone to play it.

To help keep me on track, I’m going to try and set monthly goals for myself. These goals may seem very generous for some of you, but remember that I am working a full-time job during the day, and still need to find time for strict leisure at other points.

Goal #1; Have a design document done by the end of January.

From my time in college for a Computer Information Systems diploma (yes, I have a CIS diploma), I know that the time spent planning at the start is less time spent planning later. At the guidance of one of my friends who has an education in video game design, I am putting together a design document to assemble all my ideas. It will include the overall design vision, as well as some details on entities that can be found in the game. From that written document, I hope to put together some object design diagrams to really flesh out the way that the game needs to be coded together. All of that together is my goal for the end of January.

From there, I will need to evaluate what I have in front of me to determine my goal for the next few months.

In the meantime, I am hoping to be able to make a post on this blog at least once a week chronicling the difficulties I’ve had, advancements I’ve made, etc. I’ll probably make a couple more posts before the end of the day today to document what I already know about my approach to the project. If you have any questions, feel free to shoot me an ask here on tumblr, or send an email to the email in the description of this blog.

Thank-you in advance for joining me on this journey, and I hope some good things come of it!

Cheers,

Mike.

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Perseverance - belief systems

What I can remember of my old belief system:

I am incapable of sticking to something

I am not consistent enough to do things daily

I live in extremes and have no middle ground, it’s all or nothing

My worth is tied to the things I can achieve

I get my best results when I am highly stressed and have a lot of pressure on me

I will get things done one way or another because I have to 

I need to rely on others for motivation

I achieve things by being clever and finding shortcuts, not by working hard

All my time could be productive in some way, even my time off could be filled with hobbies

I am not able to sit down and concentrate or work for long periods of time

I am good at organising but not at sticking to my own plans

If I just push myself to achieve this one thing, I can collapse or look after myself later on

Belief system I am consciously trying to switch to:

My worth is not tied to my productivity or achievements

Plans are there to remind me of the end goal and to help me take action, but can and should be changed as circumstances change

Not doing something every day does not mean I’m not sticking to it 

I can pick things up again at any point, a change in consistency does not mean giving up

I need to build trust in myself to do something before I can do it 

Having too many expectations, that are often too high, sets me up for failure. When I am realistic with my goals I can reach them 

Getting results is not worth hurting my mental health, or high levels of stress

I deserve to reach my deadlines and goals in a way that makes me proud of the results while doing ok the whole time

There is no ‘later’ as I will always have another hurdle to face, so I should look after myself now

I can build and create my own middle ground again and again based on my needs and capabilities 

I do everything I do because I choose to, consequences (however big or bad) do not force me into anything 

I do not exist in a vacuum; the support system I build and nurture around me is part of me, and I should use it as much as I use other parts of me

I am clever enough to know when I should work hard, when I need to change what I’m doing and when I should take a break

I make all of my choices based on what is best for current me and future me. They are in an equal and loving partnership that wishes only the best for the other. 

Everyone works differently, and I should adopt methods that suit me. 

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‼️ thank u guys so so much for 1k ‼️ i’m so grateful for each n every one of u n i appreciate u all so much ! thank u for following my blog n not letting it flop,, i love u all .. including the bots 😽💞💞💞💞💞

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Interconnectedness of the Goals: Goal 1 & Goal 4

One of the most exciting aspects of the Global Goals is their interconnectedness. Previously, the multiple areas of development have been treated rather...

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Yessss!!!!! I just got a call from my boss and I’m back on Wednesday. I took 2 months off just because it was really fucking with my mental health. I was so worried I wasn’t able to go back but she’s gonna put me on 4 or 5 days a week. I hate the job but it means I can afford to go back to college and not have to depend on my Mam anymore.

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First small goal met!

Down 10.4 pounds ✅

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Weekly review - M8W4

It's been an amazing week. First of all, most of it was during lighter lockdown so I was finally able to see people and leave the house. Secondly, I had lots of work which I found both inspiring and motivating. I also managed to finalise my intimacy scales which I'd been working towards since the beginning of this journey, so I felt both relieved and accomplished.

GOAL 1: Journalling ideas for future goals to apply perseverance to & queuing content for blog -> was able to come up with lots of ideas for future goals and which were a priority for current me, creating a great baseline to use at the end of month 12. I also queued a lot of content I'd saved in my drafts and surprised myself by adding a fair amount of original content during the week.

Next up is journalling about how this month went and why I had to revise the action plan, and creating the action plans for next month

GOAL 2: Mindfulness or yoga daily -> Managed yoga every single morning, including before taking my brother to school

Next up is 10 minutes of mindfulness daily (note that I'm starting on day 4/6, but that I kept yoga going for the first 3 days)

GOAL 3: journalling about fears and hopes that came up when I was avoiding my goals, and looking over the intimacy scales from month 6 again -> rather than simply looking over what I found in month 6 I completely redid the intimacy scales to suit what I needed and found this extremely reassuring and motivating. I didn't journal my fears as I didn't find the time, but I have already discussed this multiple times in counselling.

Next up is starting conversations with loved ones.

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Trust

It’s hard to achieve things when I don’t trust myself to follow through, so I am working on keeping my promises to myself.

I will make a couple less

I will accept that if circumstances change they will have to change

I will celebrate every time I manage to do what I agreed to

Because I can’t wait to see what I will achieve when I know I can do anything I set my mind to!