Totally burned!

Take a break. Do something totally unrelated and come back to it later with a fresh perspective.

Get that darned mountain bike and shred some slopes…no snow yet, right? Anyway, snowboard, if yer powdered already. Or sleep like there was no tomorrow…

What’s worse is being burnt, dried up…but can’t step back because the deadline is just……THERE! That’s the moment when reality steps in and says: “You’re a registered landscape architect, part of the job, part of the service, part of the ethic. So you end up chucking the attitude and repeating the mantra: “phoenix dactylifera prosopis cinerarea lampranthus roseus…….”

Cheers, Nick! We do understand…

Yeah, been there….
I like to take a short to an inspirational place, or look at some mags to get inspired. Rest helps to, or disengaging in the biz for a few days…..

good luck.

I think we’ve all been there at some point. I agree that there is probably a period that is “to long” the key is to be organized so that if you are having to leave a project for some time you can come back to it and pick up where you left off without redoing to much. But with that no matter what you do, whenever you return to a project after setting it aside you will always see it a little different. I’ve had projects where they have set for a couple months without being touched either because the client put it on hold or I was waiting on city review.

One thing that might help you to break through the wall is to put it aside and finish a project that might be near completion. Giving yourself a sense of accomplishment and new enthusiasm to finish the other one.

It’s something that everyone needs to figure out what works best for them. As well as how long they need. things that have worked for me are walking away for a few minutes, (when i was in the studio I would take a walk around the building) or like I mentioned before working on a different project. There are even times when I would just go home and take it easy for a night and not think about it. I might have to come in early to get a couple extra hours of work in but at least I would feel refreshed and have a clear mind.

Good Luck

Think about all of us out there who are doing this to get paid, put the food on the table, and pay the bills. We’re doing it for real, in real time for real consequences.

Just sack up and get it done, it’s a project . . . commiserate, no way,

Hey Nick, yeah, too long is a problem…but sometimes my best ideas come when I step away…or I am sleepless and BING, the whole things comes together….for me, a week is too long..

im right there with you Nick, same project probably too… Glad you asked.
Its all a balance, something Ive been working on since the beginning of the summer, and everyones ideas are all great. Its like in Elementary School why they have recess, were creative and we need the time off. A 2nd grade teacher told me is the reason everyone is pushing at, 10-15 min. of gettting the blood flowing, moving (walking, bike riding, running) is healthy for the brain. It adds much needed oxygen to the brain.

In the summer, when I was doing the omnibus/fast track, we had to work pretty much all day. What I would do if i needed a break would be toss my lunch, headphones, and sketchbook in a bag and ride off somewhere around town. Id find any spot, even if next to a street and just sketch eat and relax (this is what I consider relaxing, read a mag like rico said if it suits you). Just a finished and well studied sketch gives a sense of accomplishment (even if its unrelated to your project) and when you get back you were productive in a whole different mindset.

Thats one thing I do, but I really am thinkin about getting a lot more mags after that idea. let me know if you wanna grab some coffee and need a break some time too, i always do ha ha