This was really interesting for me as I suddenly have the problem in reverse! I recently retired from the design profession, and now my tightest fitting box - time management - is gone! I have so many projects and so much learning I want to do for myself and without my usual constraints I’m floundering a bit. While I want to relish the freedom from responsibility I now have, I’m think I’m going to have to start scheduling, or at least prioritizing. Using your points here as reference, I think I will focus on what speaks to me most loudly from my list... those things are probably most intrinsic to my personality. ✌️
I think this is exactly the best case study for self-imposed constraints to stay active without getting overwhelmed by the possibilities that too much freedom can bring. Scheduling might be the first thing, but i think what matters a lot more is focus on the one thing, sticking to it and fathom all the creative directions within the self-imposed boundaries. Would love to read more how that works for you and what kind of projects you take on!
Thanks. I AM journaling thanks to watching your notebook page turns, so one of these days I will share what’s going on in my first book.
I stared a SubStack (@Bruce 5.0) a while back, while I was still working, and let it lapse after only a couple of posts. I think I may return to that as a priority now as it can be a structure for developing other projects (or at least exploring ideas) while simultaneously having it develop as it’s own word & image- based project.
I also spend a lot of time with my camera and processing, and I don’t want to give that up either. For me, pursuing a couple of things simultaneously works quite well; they end up informing each other. But I absolutely take your point about deep diving in one area to see how much juice you can squeeze out of it. The key will be to do it all through a perspective of self awareness.
This was really interesting for me as I suddenly have the problem in reverse! I recently retired from the design profession, and now my tightest fitting box - time management - is gone! I have so many projects and so much learning I want to do for myself and without my usual constraints I’m floundering a bit. While I want to relish the freedom from responsibility I now have, I’m think I’m going to have to start scheduling, or at least prioritizing. Using your points here as reference, I think I will focus on what speaks to me most loudly from my list... those things are probably most intrinsic to my personality. ✌️
I think this is exactly the best case study for self-imposed constraints to stay active without getting overwhelmed by the possibilities that too much freedom can bring. Scheduling might be the first thing, but i think what matters a lot more is focus on the one thing, sticking to it and fathom all the creative directions within the self-imposed boundaries. Would love to read more how that works for you and what kind of projects you take on!
Thanks. I AM journaling thanks to watching your notebook page turns, so one of these days I will share what’s going on in my first book.
I stared a SubStack (@Bruce 5.0) a while back, while I was still working, and let it lapse after only a couple of posts. I think I may return to that as a priority now as it can be a structure for developing other projects (or at least exploring ideas) while simultaneously having it develop as it’s own word & image- based project.
I also spend a lot of time with my camera and processing, and I don’t want to give that up either. For me, pursuing a couple of things simultaneously works quite well; they end up informing each other. But I absolutely take your point about deep diving in one area to see how much juice you can squeeze out of it. The key will be to do it all through a perspective of self awareness.