22 Dec 20:38
--it always is
Shout Box archive
22 Dec 20:38
--I have stories of my Greek friends' service time, and it's absolutely a hilarious farce!
22 Dec 20:38
--politician have a new angle here "russia is attacking" so they brought back military conscription buying shit tons of military tech for blown out prices meanwhile pensions here are 200 euro lol
22 Dec 20:38
--Ah, on the upside that'll probably give you lots of material to work with creatively....
22 Dec 20:36
--probably the worst case scenario for me 2016 that i will get conscripted into the military but ill find it out in january i think
22 Dec 20:35
--Yeah the balance is always outgoings vs incoming. Reduce the outgoing to mitigate the shit incoming....that's the basis of the freelancer budget :)
22 Dec 20:34
--well, after delving into the world of 3d i realized something, there is a fuck ton of people who want to live off freelance in illustration and concept art fields, a small market that usually pays little
22 Dec 20:34
--not to say some haven't just done freelance, but I bet they all lived with / borrowed money from their parents at some point haha!
22 Dec 20:33
--Seriously though, I think the only sure way to freelance, is through a studio gig....
22 Dec 20:33
--still doing mine altough i really need to get good enough to quit it since im starting to get back pains now
22 Dec 20:32
--thanks Eduardo! I'm looking into part time work....maybe cleaning toilets :P
22 Dec 20:32
--sorry to hear that Amit, but the stuff you make is really good, im sure you can make it, just maybe freelancing isnt what you need right now
22 Dec 20:30
--On paper, shit I've done looks good, but I can't afford to eat, and I am losing my house and all sorts of other stuff...not saying it can't be done or others' won't make it, but just, hoping to show some reality checks I guess....Yeah need to keep going whatever the shit
22 Dec 20:28
--We all take that first step here.....I've just been having a really tough time of late, and realising how hard it is to freelance consistently no matter what seems to be going well.
22 Dec 20:27
--you can't eat it, but it'll empower you to keep walking towards a goal, even if the way to there means having to wade through lots of shit
22 Dec 20:27
--you mean that successful people go beyond common sense in the pursuit of whatever they want, while unsuccessful ones are tu worried about failing so they never try or try hard enough
22 Dec 20:25
--i did hear there was a study that most succesful people lie to themselves more than less succesful
22 Dec 20:25
--i think it boils to start with a dream, then waking up and realizing if what you wanted from the start is still worth or not
22 Dec 20:25
--i guess its better to pursue dreams than be 90 years old and sit there and wonder "what if i did that instead"