Variant3

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    I'm trying to make one game a week now based on the rules from here, which helps with several things. It forces me to lower my expectations of the end product, which keeps me from getting too bummed if the end result is not exactly what I envisioned.

    I'm definitly going to check this out. A game a week seems like it would be just the thing to get me to complete projects before burnout.

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    Can you give an example of an idea you lost faith in and what the reasoning was?

     

     

    I had gotten really excited about a project about the monotony of life and how it can drain you creativly. But the idea quickly got out of hand and I kind of lost the point of it. I feel like that project was too personal and therefore lost it's luster when I was no longer emotionally attached. Perhaps I should divorce my emotions from my work somewhat?

     

     

    I think a recurring creative issue is that you think of the cool stuff about an idea, imagining how great it would be to do X, Y and Z. When it comes to the process of making something, you have to spend time in the opposite of cool, figuring out how to fix things that are broken or improve things that aren't as good as you'd like. The vast majority of time spent on something creative involves you looking at the cracks and holes that need work, so it's important to remember the initial concept that you're aiming towards.

     

    You kind of hit the nail on the head on this. I'm probably spending too much time being dissatisfied with my work instead of focusing on generating new work.

     

    Thanks for the initial replies. I usually just try to process any issues I have on my own, but this 'advice of other people' thing is seemingly helping.

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    They say that ideas are a dime a dozen. And I would say that I have personally proven that more times than I can count. I don't get more than two days into a new idea before I completly lose faith in it. Am I just working on uninteresting projects or is my inner critic stifling my work ethic? If anyone else is dealing with similar problems I would love to hear your experiences.

    For what its worth I'm working in Twine, but I feel this problem is not exclusive to it.