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Newsweek: "Breath of the Wild Convinced Me to Quit My Job" (and I quit mine, too)
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One of the best posts I've ever read on Era, and every last word of it is true.
Really, really well done.
Really, really well done.
OP, I'm right there with you. I recently left my YouTube channel after over two years. I tried going down the path of EZA, and for a while it was great, but then it lost its luster. Anxiety became very real, and I couldn't enjoy games for what they were anymore. This past E3 especially was a rush to get reactions up to get more subs.
This wasn't my full time job, but it took up a lot of time. Ultimately I'm still passionate and want to make gaming content, but I need to wait for the anxiety to subside. Once it does, content will be on my own schedule and not to grab subs or income.
This wasn't my full time job, but it took up a lot of time. Ultimately I'm still passionate and want to make gaming content, but I need to wait for the anxiety to subside. Once it does, content will be on my own schedule and not to grab subs or income.
Clickbait and Saved You A Click are right up there alongside "Lazy Devs" as far as phrases which show their users own ignorance. It's all to easy to be a back seat expert on these things go just because you frequent forums such as this one.
Hope things are better for you now, OP.
Hope things are better for you now, OP.
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Woah, that's high praise for what I assumed would be a flash in the pan soapbox thread. Thanks for saying that. I know you face some of the same kinds of pressure, so thanks for all of the work that you do.
Is the link in the article working for anyone? i keep getting an article does not exist message.
I have the flexibility to work remotely a few days a week, so it's not as soul crushing as it sounds. They pay me really well which also helps. :)
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Newsweek took down the article, unfortunately.
Thank God. Keep truckin'. At least you have a chance to make it through your Switch backlog!
I was one of those guys over a decade ago. Part of the reason I got into games-writing was because I selfishly believed that I could do a much better job.
OP
OP
You get used to it. 10 was the minimum. Often we'd crank out 11-15 each. It's amazing what you can do with multiple cups of coffee, and a group of people all indulging the same hustle.
But that's the thing that makes me nervous.
Besides my full-time job, I'm learning application dev because it actually is a lot of fun for me and I hope to land a job in that area. Does that mean that is actually just s waste of time because I will hate it anyway?
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OP
No way dude. Every month I have payments come out from ko-fi and patreon from various artists or streamers I support. I believe that creative people, or people working unorthodox jobs, deserve some extra push.
If you truly enjoy it, don't worry about the potential burnout, just fuckin go for it. Life is too short. If you're good at it, and it gives you energy, then it's a true strength. Leverage that and lean into it while you can.