First post of the new year. Sonic 2006 recording and Bioshock Infinite editing, two massive undertakings, are now behind me. Now, I'm just looking to the future.
For now, the new year just means that everything is changing. A lot of things have turned my life upside-down in the past couple of years, and I'm not sure I'm the same as when I went in. I still take a lot of joy in video work, writing and working on other personal projects, but it seems that no matter what I take on or leave behind, I seem to have less and less time. Part of that is a personal thing where I just need to be lazy and hide from everything for a time, and part of it is that I really am a lot busier. And I've been doing this for about a decade now.
I laughed the other day when someone said I don't have a lot of variety (I assumed it was referring to my channel) and I retorted that I had completed over 60 LPs ranging multiple genres and styles. That is...way more than I thought I had and definitely more than I ever thought I'd have. I can see the improvement over the years of my casting, my recordings, my editing and my quality, but I kind of wonder what the next step is.
I fully intend to continue my LPs, but I may wind down how much I record and how often I post. It's just not fair to promise a certain level of releases or that I will definitely do a title, or edit recordings in a reasonable amount of time, and having that stress on me isn't helping with daily activities.
So my plan for this year, is to catch up on existing projects, and simply wind down how many new projects I actually do. The ratio will likely be 1 solo LP from me for every 3 I do with someone else...until I catch up or decide to do something else. For my 2018 preview, I've decided to start a new playlist of teasers and clips I find amusing as an easy to consume section that will range from a few seconds to a few minutes in length.
And, we'll see how the year goes.
There is a reason why I have NEVER, EVER set a schedule for anything. Ever.
ReplyDeleteSchedules are a trap. No one can adhere to them in any industry, so how the hell are you going to adhere to them in a process where every step of the work depends on your own energy? It's not going to happen. No one can do it no matter their IRL situation or how popular they are or what resources they have. They'll always be late, mix up things, encounter issues or whatever.
The only difference between those kinds of people and me is that they for some reason have it in their head to give a shit about releasing on some kind of premeditated schedule, which offers virtually no gain even if you attain it. It creates a psychological stress that can mount up.
Don't do that. You're far more productive than me even in your "laziest" stretches and many people still haven't caught up to all of my releases yet.