Idk I feel like this is generally what things have been trending towards. Too much to do in order to afford rent or keep up with exams or whatever, not enough time for the fun stuff, not too many signs of things getting better. Have to take things in stride to avoid burning out.

I've just come to accept that the issues page in our NG repo is a hydra, and the tickets are the heads. Every time we kill one, 2 more take its place, and that's just the nature of the beast. I can be bad about putting in late nights and working weekends, but I definitely have been better about paying attention to the signs of burnout and walking away or just doing easy busy work when I need to recharge.

The trick I've been doing the past couple of years is before I take these little mental breaks, I make myself write some notes about what task is holding other things up, or what chunk needs doing to make everything else seem simpler. Having that note out there makes my brain latch to the note, not the larger to-do list, and honestly when my brain has that smaller focus, the motivation comes back because it has that ah-ha moment of "this is fucking easy, what am I worrying about?"

I wanted to say something @Gimmick but I'll just say another, dunno if it relates to you

college feels like a limbo for me.

I can't focus on assignments because they are open-ended. I can't focus on paying attention to classes because they are either too easy or too theoretical. I can't focus on side projects because I also want to have fun. I can't focus on having fun because my house is a mess. I can't focus on taking care of my home due to pending college assignments or work. I can't focus on work because of I need to do well in college.

time passes, it feels like I'm going somewhere, but I haven't really gone anywhere. limbo.

so I really just want to finish college. I have this expectation that once I start working full-time, I'll get back my insane productivity I had back in high school. I feel like a well delimited separation of work and personal life would do wonders, and I'd be able to be 100% in each moment of the day, without lingering.

maybe that's true. or maybe it's a fantasy. I don't know.

Id say it’s a mix of both based on personal experience. I am glad I finished college as it was a giant time suck mosty. for mainly the reasons you stated.

I find it’s just simply impossible to reach the level of productivity I had on this site during my most active times. It’s a bit of a bummer for sure but on the other hand, I’d like to think quality over quantity situation.

I think my lifestyle nowadays has a bit more balance as well. As productive as I was back then. All that drawing being hunched over using a mouse to draw took a toll on my wrist and I got a bit scared when I had to wear that glove and shit. So I’d like to think the marathon stuff is probably good to be retired. I say that but I’m marathoning right now for a Halloween cartoon hehe

I know that ActionScript derived from javascript considerably, but how much like java is ActionScript 2.0? Are functions outside of a class (such as like python or C++) where it doesn't have to be a member of a class to be used possible? Or is it like Java where everything must be in a class no matter what? In Python and C++ (And by extension, C) you can define and use functions outside of a class. But all my ActionScript information and documentation point to making it in a class. If I must be more like Java, It's not a big deal, but wanted to know more if I'm thinking too much like python here.

Dude, all programming languages are different, I'll tell you this, Flash8 is the most limited platform, you don't need to know anything else, it's hard to program professionally on Flash8,

Hey guys. Newguy here to the Reg. I'm making a game, or should I say, finishing a demo of a Flash Forward game, that I made back in the beginning of the year with 53xy83457, you may know it as "Ricardo Goes to War", and the assets that I have are really swell and almost ready to use.

I'm in the process of voice actors and retconning some stuff to better make it with my new views, but basically, I am an animator/artist who is looking for a Flash programmer for a team. It's in ActionScript 2.0 btw.

I'll be going to my first job soon so I can't really work full time, plus I'm asking it for free. If anyone is willing to help me in this project that would be cool. I tried so hard with many posts and Collabinators yet that none have worked. I just hope that my dream of gamedevving, like my lifelong dream of animation, doesn't go to waste then.

Anyone can help me out?