Peter C. Hayward, from Jellybean Games, is back, and we’re talking about how a hyper-creative person can pursue lots of different projects and actually get things done.
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Hi!
Thanks for all the great episodes – casual, motivating, informative. Especially this one. Most episodes are more about an aspect of board game design, or a design principle as seen through the lens of board games. For me, board games are for the desk drawer, so to speak. But this was really relevant to me, because I absolutely struggle with getting things done.
Talks on efficiency are usually exhausting just to listen to. But a light conversation about how to keep productivity up, while having a bunch of interests going and being in a creative field? Yes please!
I really love the idea of having a weekly day “off” for play – just do whatever, as long as it’s some kind of work. I already do the review, but maybe a regular day “reward” day of working on whatever’s the most fun is just what I need to not die from all the schedules and phone calls and accounting. 😀
This is just me paraphrasing your conversation:
Sparks of interest are like walking a big dog that’ll suddenly start off in a random direction.
Usually you’re better off running with it, at least a little bit. If running is never allowed, the walks will suck, every day.
Maybe it even found something important, but it’s just as important that you learn to stand your ground and go where you need to be going!
Thanks for the insights and the good vibes.
Keep creating, keep learning, keep teaching,
– Mikkel
P.S.: A smal recommendation: Peter said he couldn’t remember where he picked up the weekly review. That kind of thing is everywhere, of course (it’s not rocket science), but the idea of the periodical review was described and structured well by David Allen in his book Getting Things Done. It’s a love-it-or-hate-it kind of book on structuring “office work”. But if it’s your kind of book – there’s tons of gold in there!