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It comes down to trying to have a little balance in your life. It's been said that programming is an art form. Those who take pride in their work try to build s

It comes down to trying to have a little balance in your life. It's been said that programming is an art form. Those who take pride in their work try to build something elegant that is not only functional, but also a beauty to look at and work on. If you are not careful it can also become an obsession that can dominate your life. Being an introvert just compounds it. Unlike some other types of art, software is never really finished. I don't think that painters or sculptors regularly revisit their creations to try and improve them. They don't have versions 2, 3, or 4 of a painting or statue. The closest thing might be writers who sometimes have multiple editions to their books. There is always something to do to improve a piece of software so it can keep you up too late at night because it is just a compile or two away. Oops, gotta go, I just thought of a new feature for my project...

vulkd 4y ago
Perhaps not regularly; artworks that are relatively quick to perform are probably more susceptible to this. Anecdotally I’ve known calligraphers to find themselves practicing the same words over and over again out of muscle memory when just doodling or writing without full focus. I find similarities between this and sports, or even games such as counter-strike. Same map, same mechanics, slightly different flow each time. On the subject of creativity, I (like many others Im sure) have found travelling to be great for creativity, alone or otherwise! There was an article linked here a while ago about a person who embarked on “staycations” where they just remained confined to their hotel room explicitly to enhance their writing.
dejerpha 4y ago
The quote “a work is never finished, merely abandoned” originates from French author and poet Paul Valéry. https://quoteinvestigator.com/2019/03/01/abandon/ https://quoteinvestigator.com/2019/03/01/abandon/

vulkd 4y ago

Perhaps not regularly; artworks that are relatively quick to perform are probably more susceptible to this. Anecdotally I’ve known calligraphers to find themselves practicing the same words over and over again out of muscle memory when just doodling or writing without full focus. I find similarities between this and sports, or even games such as counter-strike. Same map, same mechanics, slightly different flow each time. On the subject of creativity, I (like many others Im sure) have found travelling to be great for creativity, alone or otherwise! There was an article linked here a while ago about a person who embarked on “staycations” where they just remained confined to their hotel room explicitly to enhance their writing.

dejerpha 4y ago

The quote “a work is never finished, merely abandoned” originates from French author and poet Paul Valéry. https://quoteinvestigator.com/2019/03/01/abandon/ https://quoteinvestigator.com/2019/03/01/abandon/