It’s gonna be a short one this week, sorry folks. I considered writing on the topic of procrastination but <insert obvious procrastination joke here>. Actually, I’ve got too many things on my mind right now and my time would best be served working on the game. I’ll be back next week with a better dev diary (about procrastination!).
Work Done Last Week
A bad week in terms of productivity. It’s hard to exactly pinpoint what went wrong, but more than anything, I lacked focus.
I am trying to pour all my energy into the game play, but there are other areas that have gaping deficiencies and weigh on my mind. I should simply focus on the area of highest risk, but I am allowing myself to get distracted by my other concerns.
So instead of just getting things done, I procrastinate. The time pressure I have put on myself isn’t helping either. I’m spending more hours working, and not getting much done. I am going to have to shut out the problems and just focus on what is most urgent. Or clone myself. Although then I’ll have to deal with my delegation issues. Sigh.
Work Planned This Week
I’ll be focusing again on the gameplay. This should be a solid week of implementing and experimenting with some new control systems. It should be exciting once I get fully immersed in it again.
We’ll see how well I do avoiding the same distractions as last week.
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February 11th, 2009 at 6:43 pm
Hey up,
Is your blog anonymous? Hope you’re well, I found this site from your facebook info. I remember being freelance and procrastination was THE single biggest problem I had to face. Forget tax returns and chasing payments, I was my worst enemy. I think it was down to motivation, as I would always avoid the most boring of tasks, and being at home just made it all the more difficult. Good luck!
Bill.
February 12th, 2009 at 11:13 am
Thanks Bill,
No it’s not anonymous, check the About page. Yeah, procrastination is probably the biggest stumbling block. I know that if I just put in the work, the rest will fall into place.