08-14-2015, 09:50 AM
Yes I think if I could have been forced to follow a plan, that would probably have been better for me, undoubtedly. I would have loved to go to a good school/atelier for the accountability and structure they would have given me.
Personally, I did have certain goals and knew what I had to study, but I am fairly independent so I often prefer to go my own way and the downside to this is that I let myself go off on tangents whenever the feeling is strong enough.
The big downside to plans I see is in how regimented it is. Sticking to something is good, but if you don't really know enough to know what is ahead and you aren't willing to change based on your evolving knowledge and inner state as you go, then a plan is mostly just a cage to sit within.
So yeah, best of both worlds. Know the direction you want to go, be flexible to change that direction when needed. Have a plan, do your best to structure it the way you think is best, but evaluate it regularly to test it, and don't worry so much if you need to deviate. Things WILL come up that you won't expect...best to be supple and resilient, than too rigid and fixed.
The greatest problems for me the entire time were psychological ones, not improving the skills.
Personally, I did have certain goals and knew what I had to study, but I am fairly independent so I often prefer to go my own way and the downside to this is that I let myself go off on tangents whenever the feeling is strong enough.
The big downside to plans I see is in how regimented it is. Sticking to something is good, but if you don't really know enough to know what is ahead and you aren't willing to change based on your evolving knowledge and inner state as you go, then a plan is mostly just a cage to sit within.
So yeah, best of both worlds. Know the direction you want to go, be flexible to change that direction when needed. Have a plan, do your best to structure it the way you think is best, but evaluate it regularly to test it, and don't worry so much if you need to deviate. Things WILL come up that you won't expect...best to be supple and resilient, than too rigid and fixed.
The greatest problems for me the entire time were psychological ones, not improving the skills.