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Post by shiveringsky on Jul 16, 2015 9:46:26 GMT
I've been wondering about this for awhile now, as someone who doesnt seem able to stay in one place happily for all that long. What are good areas of work for folk who would rather not deal with others all too much but who may have difficulty keeping motivated?
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Post by tati on Jul 16, 2015 13:23:15 GMT
Web designer or graphic designer or desktop publisher can be a good choice. If made inside a workplace, you will change the subject you work on (and this prevents the effects of becoming bored) and you will have other people that will manage the contact with customers and the bureaucracy. I mean, if you get employed in a studio. NOT as freelancer, because in this case you will have to deal a lot with people and self-management of deadlines and taxes/management/stuff. You need to learn the software, if you don't master it already.
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Post by hermanli on Jul 16, 2015 13:40:19 GMT
It totally depends where your interests lie/what you enjoy.
A "proper" 9-5 type job can actually really help people like us, for a company or whatever. It takes the impossible challenge of time management and self motivation out of the question, you just show up for your hours and complete the task. Then go home. You also do not need to worry about the complexity of finances and tax etc so much, more simple than being self employed.
I am a creative too, but doing it as a job would just invite stress/procrastination and failure. My creative output takes a lot of time, and I get very stuck in traps of procrastination or mental block, being "pushed" to be creative as a job would kill me. If I really had to do so, even though I am possessive over such tasks and feel that only "I" can get them done right. It would be best for me to only play a small part in a group. So I am forced to work at the proper pace and not get stuck in traps of perfection/procrastination.
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Post by tati on Jul 16, 2015 14:23:40 GMT
9-5 job as a graphic artist was working for me, for example. Better that non-creative ones, which were really draining me. All the jobs that I found required being fast, not-clumsy and/or contact with the public. Graphic design has its downsides too, but working as a clerk, or in a factory has been much, much worse. There, I really felt "pushed"... As a graphic, I was sometimes working at a pace that was faster than mine, forced to find quick solutions, and that caused me to do things "not at my best" (as a perfectionist...). But it wasn't always the case, and it wasn't that bad at all. Sometimes I just took it as a "challenge", like... a game. I probably would still be there if the place didn't shut for the crisis. If one likes this kind of job, it's worth trying.
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