November 09, 2005
Cerebral

I have a problem. If I get to far into my own head, which happens quite often, I find my self demodivated. I find if I can put my self in a diffrent gear and hold there I can get some things done. Once I've been set in motion things are normaly fine.

Honestly I think it's half of what has been slowing me down with photography recently. Even when I lived in Salem I recall feeling much the same way. But when I got into gear I was ok. I don't think it is a matter of modivation as there is nothing diffrent about going out and shooting tonight than there are any other nights. I get nothing but shots and sometimes praise for my shots. This isn't much modivation for me, don't stop praising me though. I'd say if anything I have several small modivations that help but no primary modivater. I want to caputure beatuty, I want to be creative, I want to be feeling and doing something other than sitting on the couch watching the funny funny cartoons, I want to devlop my skill/talent, I want to make something that others may or may not apprciate.

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Posted by Ben at November 09, 2005 07:48 PM
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It might help to have a goal. For example, you could try to post a picture here every day (or once per week, or whatever you want).

Posted by: bonnie on November 9, 2005 10:30 PM

I'll tell you what: you start taking photographs more consistently, and I will finish my play. Then we shall see where we end up. Deal?

Posted by: Kala on November 9, 2005 10:38 PM

goals wont help. no reason to set them or meet them.

and no deal.

Posted by: Ben on November 10, 2005 09:40 AM

Fine. A swift kick in the tush might help, though.

Posted by: Kala on November 10, 2005 01:18 PM

You're a difficult one, arentcha. I second the swift kick.

Posted by: bonnie on November 10, 2005 04:17 PM

Cocaine might help. Doesn't matter what gear you're in...like NOS

Posted by: Nathan on November 10, 2005 06:23 PM

Yeah, me too.

For me, attending philosophy classes gets me actively thinking and motivates me to learn and read.

Hearing good music motivates me to play guitar.

Still haven't found motivation to learn piano or to continue writing my screenplay. I have a lot of things on the backburner that dont get done out of laziness. I think its natural.

Posted by: dusty on November 10, 2005 10:20 PM
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