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Work fatigue, loss of concentration, etc. How to tackle them?
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Charlie said to re read the post on creative burnout… There were actually two. Tim Allen has a great article that is probably still posted about trying new things. It was timely the first time I went through that. I was teaching myself photoshop. The second time I was getting my jones on with After Effects. Despite the fact that I can get into AE and be dangerous, didn’t stop this second round. I bang out Spots for Auto Dealers for folks who have know idea how to manage a video department and have no interest in listening to someone who does. Constantly doing the same spot with different incentives( PLEASE READ THE DISCLAIMERS ON THESE F’ING SPOTS!!!! ) is a real downer… Yet, I’m slowly coming out of it?
I’m making myself look outside the job. I’m also starting to make contacts to start my freelance editing back up. I have the gear and I am looking to pick up stuff that is of interest to me. Just talking about the creative process to someone else who “gets it” is a major deal. This forum is one of my favorites when I have time to post. I also like the post about drinking water and other healthy pursuits. That has helped. My concentration is better and the grind is better.
Trust me, your description sounds like my daily job. My nerves were/are shot. It’s not easy. Give yourself into some change or the insanity will get you and what you love doing will be that again…
Matt Sowder
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“It’s interesting that the people I know who are the most successful in my eyes are doing something that they’re good at, but they don’t “love” it. I do what I love 18 hours a day, and weekends…crazy hours…laptop runs at home on projects, etc”
That was my exact thought. Didn’t find the words for it.
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sounds like you could use an assistant. do some management and deligation of tasks. if you’re doing that much work, then you could support a staff. it’s worth it.
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Yes, I am considering having a second person here but this is also dependent on the perspective of my employer as I do not own the studio. I do not enjoy very much the term “asistant” as I don’t see myself as the top notch kind of editor that has “asistants” but rather just a person who needs some backup. Also, I usually like to work on a project alone and let the other persons handle completelly different projects. Each person has his / her own style of work, naming conventions etc. etc. and I think that, as long as the projects are not huge, two persons might sometimes generate more chaos than bringing eficiency to the workflow.
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Loss of concentration? In Bucharest? Must be all them Romanian chicks! Only reason Walter Murch could concentrate in Romania was cuz he had Nicole to stare at for eight months.
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will edit for food
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“Loss of concentration? In Bucharest? Must be all them Romanian chicks! Only reason Walter Murch could concentrate in Romania was cuz he had Nicole to stare at for eight months.
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MWuahahahhaa. Too true willworkforfood. Too true. That’s a big laugh over here. 😀
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There is but one true religion to practice to improving your mental and body fatigue.
It is simple and has been with us for hundreds if not millions of years.
Exercise.
A simple dose of exercise with as little as 10 minutes a day will boost your energy levels.’
Try taking a short walk or stretching exercise to flex your body after hours of sitting down at your edit bay.
If you don’t feel you have the time then make the time. At lunch make the first 10-15 minutes the exercise routine then go eat your lunch.
No excuses only results.
Tony Salgado
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