birlocke_@kbin.social to Moving to: m/AskMbin!@kbin.social · 1 year agoHow do you stay interested in something for a long time?message-squaremessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up131arrow-down1message-squareHow do you stay interested in something for a long time?birlocke_@kbin.social to Moving to: m/AskMbin!@kbin.social · 1 year agomessage-square26fedilinkfile-text
How can you have 1000+ hours in a single game, work on a personal project for 10 months, spend 4 years writing a novel?
minus-squareFlaky_Fish69@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up22·edit-21 year agoTake breaks. A hobby is supposed to be fun, or relaxing. Step back for a bit when it stops. (This is why good hobbies frequently make bad jobs.) ETA: it’s also not important that hobbies be perfect or even useful, take the stress of perfection out of it. enjoy the imperfection.
minus-squareShawdow194@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoGreat point!! I think we assume a lot of the +1000hr folks are better when in actuality they probably just enjoy doing it whether good or bad at it!
Take breaks.
A hobby is supposed to be fun, or relaxing. Step back for a bit when it stops. (This is why good hobbies frequently make bad jobs.)
ETA: it’s also not important that hobbies be perfect or even useful, take the stress of perfection out of it. enjoy the imperfection.
Great point!!
I think we assume a lot of the +1000hr folks are better when in actuality they probably just enjoy doing it whether good or bad at it!