Open thread, 11-17 March 2014

David_Gerard

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I'm trying to explain Kaj Sotala's comment, because I think you misunderstood it.

You want to have your game done.
You don't like making the game.

Both these statements can be true at the same time, and this seems like a frequent problem. People can like something in far mode, and dislike it in near mode. They can make it a part of their identity, and avoid doing it.

(The status in society is irrelevant.)

Oh, okay, I see what you're saying.

I don't know. For literally all my life I've felt compelled to work on creative projects in a variety of fields (most of which have never lead anywhere, but only really exceptional people have completed major creative projects on their own volition by their freshman year of college so I don't feel that upset about it). While working on most of these projects, I would say that I am just "grinding" a majority of the time and in a state of flow a sizeable minority of the time. The best part is the feeling you get ... (read more)

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