Stress and Creativity
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przedSo, apparently I'm not good at the whole writing thing when I'm stressed.
Once the already promised Christmas stories were done, I only managed to write one measly 300 word piece whilst I was in the ranks of the unemployed. I was hoping I could do much better than that.
On the other hand, in the one week since I've been back working full time, I'm almost 2,000 words into a brand new piece.
Clearly my writing brain enjoys the security of being employed.
My vidding brain, not so much. I managed to complete two vids while I was off, one of them in less than three weeks from start to finish. This is epic, since the last time I finished a vid was March 2008! (I went back and checked, and was shocked, shocked I tell you, that it was so long ago.) Mind you, I've always known that I could vid when I was a brain-damaged, sleep-deprived zombie. Being stressed about the job situation probably put me into a similar state.
On the job front, things are going well so far. I've done two small projects (a Word template for their admin. assistants, and revisions to documentation for a new application) and both have gone over well. I am having to adjust to their work culture, though. They're really into meetings and talking about doing stuff before actually doing it. I'm more the type to just get stuck into a project. I'm sure I'll get used to the new environment.
Once the already promised Christmas stories were done, I only managed to write one measly 300 word piece whilst I was in the ranks of the unemployed. I was hoping I could do much better than that.
On the other hand, in the one week since I've been back working full time, I'm almost 2,000 words into a brand new piece.
Clearly my writing brain enjoys the security of being employed.
My vidding brain, not so much. I managed to complete two vids while I was off, one of them in less than three weeks from start to finish. This is epic, since the last time I finished a vid was March 2008! (I went back and checked, and was shocked, shocked I tell you, that it was so long ago.) Mind you, I've always known that I could vid when I was a brain-damaged, sleep-deprived zombie. Being stressed about the job situation probably put me into a similar state.
On the job front, things are going well so far. I've done two small projects (a Word template for their admin. assistants, and revisions to documentation for a new application) and both have gone over well. I am having to adjust to their work culture, though. They're really into meetings and talking about doing stuff before actually doing it. I'm more the type to just get stuck into a project. I'm sure I'll get used to the new environment.
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Date: 2010-03-21 02:55 am (UTC)It is oddly stressful. He's not good at being out of work which I guess I should be grateful for *g* and he's putting such a lot of effort in to not being depressed around me as he knows my job is very stressful right now that his effort is stressing me out too. It's not that I don't appreciate it but we're usually more direct with each other than that.
We have meetings about meetings that will meet to decide on further meetings. All in the name of inclusion but really it's a dog and pony show.
On the bright side though... 2,000 words, for me? *dances* *twirls you*