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:) I think I understand your position, because I'm living it right now. I've found that at times like this, what helps is: * Actually take a day off, don't pretend to be productive, actually walk away and don't feel guilty about it. Everyone needs a break. * Get some perspective. Take two steps back, and remind yourself why you're doing what you're doing. Screw, 'becoming a success,' there's a bigger reason that you're making something. Tumblr has fan mail posted all over their fridge [http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/4f0e2ff7ecad04b0640... ] and, I've printed out and stuck up some positive facebook comments and emails from our users. It's a lot harder to procrastinate when you know that you have an audience. * Start over something. There's mixed opinions on this, obviously you should try to get it mostly right the first time, and iterate rather than scrapping and restarting at a whim, but sometimes the invitation of a blank canvas can get you over the wall. * Embrace your ritual. There could be something, some process that you use when you need to get started on something... As counter-productive as it seems, whenever I'm about to start a big project, I sit down for a night and clear my harddrive, and set up a fresh installation of my Linux distro... the act of 'cleaning out my workbench,' frees me up to start working again.. And finally, I'd point you at [ http://hellenroxx.com/fighting-cam-burnout/ ] which I found yesterday... it's slightly NSFW, but surprisingly relevant to our problem. Good Luck, Jean-Le |
