In recent years, I have changed my mindset so that I no longer let pursuit of excellence and perfection stop me from achieving at least a little something. I now consider it better to have...
In recent years, I have changed my mindset so that I no longer let pursuit of excellence and perfection stop me from achieving at least a little something. I now consider it better to have something done, than to just stare, motionless, up at the bar called Perfection and have nothing accomplished, nothing to show. Knowing how you (or what you're working on) falls short of being perfect is fine (because you have something noble or worthwhile that you're aiming for), but don't let it paralyze you.
@Apos DM me if you want to chit chat about music, composition, or your binary search typing idea. (Or, heck, even programming.)
One thing that helped me a lot was learning how to use Blender. 3D artists try so hard to make their work look less and less perfect. Then it starts to look real. At the start, I would do my 3D...
One thing that helped me a lot was learning how to use Blender. 3D artists try so hard to make their work look less and less perfect. Then it starts to look real.
At the start, I would do my 3D models and calculate everything precisely. But the final images weren't alive. They looked less good and it was really tedious to create, and I'd lose sight of the big picture.
I can't tell you how many projects I have started and stopped because it wasn't perfect. I''m still deep in the internship hunt which has become so hard following COVID-19 and always feel as if...
I can't tell you how many projects I have started and stopped because it wasn't perfect. I''m still deep in the internship hunt which has become so hard following COVID-19 and always feel as if it's not good enough to put on a resume.
If you're having fun, then put it on your resume. When you're asked about it, how you talk about your projects is infectious. It really helps differentiate you from everyone else since not...
If you're having fun, then put it on your resume. When you're asked about it, how you talk about your projects is infectious. It really helps differentiate you from everyone else since not everyone does that. As you do better projects, then you can replace the old ones.
I actually put that I play piano on my resume and got asked about it during my last interview. And then I got hired.
I promised back in February that I would write this and I finally got around to it! @pistos @TurdFerguson @ThatFanficGuy I quoted you guys hopefully that's ok? I can remove your names / quotes if...
I promised back in February that I would write this and I finally got around to it!
I got a pretty good response back when I gave the presentation. Got to speak with some people right after and also during the weeks that followed. Heard about some really cool projects that people worked on.
I don't know if I wrote it as well as what it sounded like in February. I had managed to sneak in more humor I think. I'm going to revise the text over the next week.
Cool by me, thanks for checking! Your projects look fun, and I like your ethos of just digging in and doing it. Might try fiddling around with midi this weekend from your inspiration. I'd like to...
Cool by me, thanks for checking!
Your projects look fun, and I like your ethos of just digging in and doing it. Might try fiddling around with midi this weekend from your inspiration. I'd like to use one of my Raspberry pis to make a drum machine or other midi controller.
To get further down the rabbit hole, I've been looking for something similar to C Sound but in Python, or, otherwise some way to easily generate interesting audio. I used PD for a bit which is fun (check it out if you like making music), I might try it again with the midi hookup for ease of use.
Ah sorry, I see the quote of me that you have in the post, and now my memory is jogged.
Could you link us to the original thread? This isn't ringing a bell for me, but I'm interested. Ah sorry, I see the quote of me that you have in the post, and now my memory is jogged.
Are you kidding me? I'm on the Internet! I'm FAMOUS!!! Seriously, though: it's okay. Would be nice if you ask next time: I would most assuredly back the project.
I quoted you guys hopefully that's ok? I can remove your names / quotes if you want.
Are you kidding me? I'm on the Internet! I'm FAMOUS!!!
Seriously, though: it's okay. Would be nice if you ask next time: I would most assuredly back the project.
In recent years, I have changed my mindset so that I no longer let pursuit of excellence and perfection stop me from achieving at least a little something. I now consider it better to have something done, than to just stare, motionless, up at the bar called Perfection and have nothing accomplished, nothing to show. Knowing how you (or what you're working on) falls short of being perfect is fine (because you have something noble or worthwhile that you're aiming for), but don't let it paralyze you.
@Apos DM me if you want to chit chat about music, composition, or your binary search typing idea. (Or, heck, even programming.)
One thing that helped me a lot was learning how to use Blender. 3D artists try so hard to make their work look less and less perfect. Then it starts to look real.
At the start, I would do my 3D models and calculate everything precisely. But the final images weren't alive. They looked less good and it was really tedious to create, and I'd lose sight of the big picture.
I can't tell you how many projects I have started and stopped because it wasn't perfect. I''m still deep in the internship hunt which has become so hard following COVID-19 and always feel as if it's not good enough to put on a resume.
If you're having fun, then put it on your resume. When you're asked about it, how you talk about your projects is infectious. It really helps differentiate you from everyone else since not everyone does that. As you do better projects, then you can replace the old ones.
I actually put that I play piano on my resume and got asked about it during my last interview. And then I got hired.
Oh, wow - congrats. Thanks for the tip. It's been difficult so far.
I promised back in February that I would write this and I finally got around to it!
@pistos @TurdFerguson @ThatFanficGuy I quoted you guys hopefully that's ok? I can remove your names / quotes if you want.
I got a pretty good response back when I gave the presentation. Got to speak with some people right after and also during the weeks that followed. Heard about some really cool projects that people worked on.
I don't know if I wrote it as well as what it sounded like in February. I had managed to sneak in more humor I think. I'm going to revise the text over the next week.
Cool by me, thanks for checking!
Your projects look fun, and I like your ethos of just digging in and doing it. Might try fiddling around with midi this weekend from your inspiration. I'd like to use one of my Raspberry pis to make a drum machine or other midi controller.
To get further down the rabbit hole, I've been looking for something similar to C Sound but in Python, or, otherwise some way to easily generate interesting audio. I used PD for a bit which is fun (check it out if you like making music), I might try it again with the midi hookup for ease of use.
Could you link us to the original thread? This isn't ringing a bell for me, but I'm interested.Ah sorry, I see the quote of me that you have in the post, and now my memory is jogged.Yeah, it was from quite a while ago already. Original thread was just a weekly discussion.
Are you kidding me? I'm on the Internet! I'm FAMOUS!!!
Seriously, though: it's okay. Would be nice if you ask next time: I would most assuredly back the project.
Thanks! And you actually are around these parts! And noted, I got so hyped!