Train of Thought

[curiousb]

It's been a bit quiet around here lately, hasn't it?

This is the reason: I feel like I'm stuck in a complete rut, creating-wise.

I guess it's not really something anyone can help with (unless anyone has some helpful words of wisdom they can share?), but I just feel the need to get it off my chest - so please forgive this minor rant, Friends' List!

See, this is what happens: I get all motivated and enthusiastic about a new project; everything starts well, and for a while I'm motoring along quite happily, making good progress, when suddenly I seem to hit a brick wall. This is usually about the time when I'm trying to put the finishing touches to something - tweaking the final textures, dealing with minor mapping issues, eliminating weird shinyness in-game, etc. I just seem to reach a point where nothing I try to do works as intended, so I get incredibly frustrated with the whole business and decide to put the project on hold for a while. Then I start a new project thinking maybe this time I will actually be able to complete something, and the exact same thing happens.

As a result, I have god knows how many nearly-finished projects lying around that I can't face dealing with, as it just gets me too wound up when I can't resolve the problems that made me put them aside in the first place. Grrrr.

I'm not sure whether this is a case of extreme perfectionism, or just plain lack of skill/ability/talent.

Anyway, suffice to say, I'm heartily fed up with myself - and my projects folder - at the moment. I have so much new stuff I'd like to be able to share, but I just can't get the damn things finished to my satisfaction. Humph.

OK, rant over - I know there are far, far worse problems to have than this - but I just wanted to have a bit of a grumble to the only people who are likely to understand. Now I'm off to make a comforting cuppa.

Comments

[lagritsalammas]

I sometimes get stuck in the same kind of situation when I'm creating something in real life. I come up with some seemingly awesome idea, get all excited about it, start working on it, realize I'm not interested in it any longer, put it aside and never finish it. But trust me, if the project in question is worth the effort, the inspiration and/or energy to continue will return. It always does for me. What I suggest doing now is taking a break from the whole deal and concentrate on, say, playing the game. Or filling the time previously spent on creating doing something non-sims-related. Good luck!

[curiousb]

Thanks, lagrit! Yes, it happens to me in real life too, and I get just as annoyed about that as well! But, I agree, that a short break of some sort - to actually play my game for a change maybe, and recharge my batteries - is probably just what's needed. :)