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perhaps this is my youth talking but I feel no compromise working hard at my job then coming home and working on side projects (current one is a multiplayer 2d
by joncampbelldev 9y ago
perhaps this is my youth talking but I feel no compromise working hard at my job then coming home and working on side projects (current one is a multiplayer 2d space dogfighting game, was using it as a learning project for clojurescript, now finishing it cos it's fun for me)
- zeta0134 9y agoI've found that as I get older, my capacity for doing both consistently is slowly vanishing. Enjoy your youth, but understand also that it's temporary. Pay attention to the signs of burnout and be careful not to push yourself too hard, even if it feels like you have the energy to. I've found that by pacing myself at my work (it's very easy to go too hard, I work in a customer service oriented field) I can retain the energy to make forward progress on my side projects, so I've achieved a balance. This is not easy to do however, it's definitely a challenge for most indies.
- marcus_holmes 9y agoyeah, I found the same. But I'm not sure it's age. It feels more like experience ;) I used to pull crazy stuff. I did 36 hours straight coding to meet a deadline once. Stupid. If I'd stopped at 10 hours, got some sleep, and come back to it I would have achieved a better result. I did burn out (at least I recognise that in retrospect). I had to take a couple of years away from coding. Now I recognise when my brain is fading and I can stop and do something else. It's much better in the long term.