Journal #8723

Posted 7 years ago2016-07-22 15:08:53 UTC
Admer456 Admer456If it ain't broken, don't fox it!
Hmm, one thing intrigues me.

People from poorer countries sometimes are more successful than people from first-world countries.

E.g. I started mapping when I was 12 and I'm progressing relatively well:
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That's a 14 year old's work, who lives in a village, with this trash.

Yes, terrible conditions, awful equipment, the country's state (which is 21 years post-war right now) all contribute to my work and make it better than something an average 16 year old (who lives on his own island, surrounded by 3 monitors, powered by 2 GTX 980s) would do.
That, of course, definitely doesn't mean that I am better than an experienced adult mapper. Sorry for the insanely long sentences, but I can't put all my thoughts into separate ones.

And, worst of all, I'm still waiting for the completion of "Teh epik master plan"! It's been around 3 months since I began waiting.

8 Comments

Commented 7 years ago2016-07-22 16:31:26 UTC Comment #68061
Where you come from don't mean shit, how you treat things is where its at.
Commented 7 years ago2016-07-22 20:05:48 UTC Comment #68064
Oh, OK. I guess almost nobody is the same as me, globally speaking. Locally, exactly nobody's like me.

If it's me, then I can say that I treat mapping etc. exactly as I treat other people. Calmly, carefully, and with a good grip and a smile on my face.
Commented 7 years ago2016-07-23 01:39:11 UTC Comment #68058
With privilege comes the freedom to give up without consequence.
Or something.
Commented 7 years ago2016-07-23 09:27:13 UTC Comment #68062
Not a single person is like another person. Every one is different somewhere.
Being different is natural, trying to become similar, in good things, is positive.

Do not run trying to become something you already are, run to find out what reality is, and you will never know reality until you see and understand some one else's point of view.

Every time you feel like you should react, but see no reason why, ask your self, stop and think.
Only by your self you will get no where, only with some one else will you truly get somewhere. Rejecting somebody because their opinion differs than yours and letting go of the opportunity to spend some time with and teach because you feel like they do not understand is truly a waste of time, not the other way around.

To give is to have, to let go of something you like for some one else is the only way to make some realize and change.
Commented 7 years ago2016-07-23 19:19:38 UTC Comment #68060
it sounds like you feel that your national origins is an impediment to your life goals. Maybe it's time you talk to your parents about emigration. The earliest would most likely be when you apply to study abroad in college.
Commented 7 years ago2016-07-24 07:00:16 UTC Comment #68059
Here's a thing or two about being successful.
Commented 7 years ago2016-07-24 12:16:00 UTC Comment #68065
@Striker
That's 35 things. And, thanks!

@2muchvideogames
I'm not sure if I will ever emigrate. Emigration depends on my career, and my career is related to game development, so I might run my own studio somewhere, or be a co-founder, my friends from school and I talked about it.
In fact, that seems like the best idea for now.

@Stojke
You're like a teacher of morality, and life. The more you give, the more you get, it seems.
Commented 7 years ago2016-07-25 06:48:59 UTC Comment #68063
Don't have any illusions, if somebody is special at something they are already discovered and being worked on. Anyone and everyone can always be better at something than someone. It is important to realize how much you can realistically make and how much do you need to have a proper life.
You can do anything if you like doing it, don't ever think that you can't, but it is something only to do when you are in free time. 0.1% of people really do what they like doing as a way of income (and from that to have enough for all expenses).
Find something you can do to earn money and have enough room to do what you like to do. Some people even take vacations to play games because they otherwise can not.

Game development is too shaky of a foundation to base your working carrier onto. Unless you plan on working day and night of course :)

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