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how do you sustain morale during a long project Lutheran guilt how do you sustain morale during a long project bourbon how do you sustain morale during a long project just smile how do you sustain morale during a long project pills can help
- Anne Carson, Wrong Norma
It's not really an au question but I was wondering if you had any tips to stay motivated on a big project like this. I can't seem to stay motivated on anything for very long, even if I still want to and have plans to work on something I can't seem to actually do it.
Hmm.... Here's the thing - executive function is a habit. It's not a talent, or something you're born with. (Some people have trouble with it, due to ADHD, for example, but even neurotypicals don't automatically know how to work on something long-term.)
So you should think of your ability to do long-term projects like a muscle. It has to be trained!
If you try to just start a big project with no training, imagine yourself attempting to deadlift 400lbs with no prior experience. Either you'll fail, or you'll hurt yourself because you don't have technique - you'll get burned out.
I was originally ALSO really bad at long projects. I would think up huge things for myself to do - novel-length stories! Multi-volume comic tales! Entire card deck illustrations!
And then I would give up having not even gotten halfway through, because my imagination was bigger than my ability to stay focused.
And that! Is NORMAL!
You have to start small. You have to reward your brain for accomplishments. Set small goals, finish them easily, and pat yourself on the back. Draw a small 5-page comic that isn't going anywhere else. Write a short story, edit and finish it and set it aside!
Years down the road, someday, eventually, you'll find that you can draw the same story longer, that you can stick with a plotline for months on end. You'll develop your long-term-project muscles and get better at it!
I'm STILL not perfect. I have been with WD!Steven for 2+ years, and it has taken legitimate effort to turn myself back to it. Not because I don't like it, but because the human brain naturally likes new, shiny ideas more than old ones it already knows a lot about. (That's actually a good thing - that's how we evolved to be where we are. Exploration of new concepts is a natural tendency of the human brain.)
Anyway, I hate to be pedantic but.... it's honestly just practice. Lots and lots of practice.
Deanna Dikeman
Deanna Dikeman’s portrait series doubles as a family album, compressing nearly three decades of her parents’ adieux into a deft and affectin
I have several long term projects on the go at the moment. I am stitching hexies for the big blue star quilt. The last point of the star is taking a little longer than I had hoped. My fingers or more accurately my thumb is objecting to all the stitching. Actually it is the holding of the hexies being stitched that is the problem. We are also still plugging away at our 6000 piece jigsaw puzzle. We made the mistake of leaving the sky until last. We are finding it quite testing to say the least. We have reached the point where we will try every piece to see if it will fit in a hole. Trouble is the ink is wearing off the surrounding pieces. We are determined though, our sky will be finished but it will have extra clouds. I have also been busy sorting and cutting up my quilting scraps. That job is going to take a long time to complete. No matter, the fabrics look pretty sitting around my sewing room in baskets even if they are a bit of a tripping hazard.
The Dress! is finally done!
Several months ago, while I was skimming ebay for vintage doll clothes...I spotted a ruffly, lacy dress. And I wanted it badly. But looking through the rest of the listing, a lot of the clothes were stained, messy, and the only one I really wanted was the Dress. The seller was charging high for the condition and...I had a feeling they would be stinky. Ew.
But...I could make the dress. Right? So I snagged the seller's photos and dug furiously through my fabric for appropriate cloth and lace. I mucked out some base pieces and started sewing. The lace sleeves took ages. But by then I could tell that the dress was coming together well. And now...it's certainly the dress of my dreams. And putting it on the doll @dollsahoy gave me...I love it even more. I'm so happy with it. Thanks to @earlgraytay for the support and keeping me sane with his streams.
2005-04-17 [From the archives]
Millenium Man outside the Sunshine Market Place Shopping centre in 2005.
At this stage 2020, he is soon to be demolished.
Long-Term Writing Projects
Sometimes, your project can feel insurmountable. It can feel like a mountain stretching before you, or the endless plains of Nebraska.
The only way to get through, unfortunately, is to keep moving. Keep putting one foot in front of the other, or one sentence after another. You’ll feel better if you get some done every day rather than letting the lack of work you’ve done pile up until you’re frozen with fear and anxiety at how much there is left to do.
2020-05-03 09:05:29
Paint trails along Stanford Street at the Wright street end.
