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How do you manage distractions? I start working on KDEN (started a month ago, haven't even finished the taxiways :banghead: ) and the next thing I know I'm surfing YouTube, playing Battlefield 3, or lurking the forums around here.
 
Hi,

I have tried thousands of things honestly since I'm also someone who's easily distracted :D .

What I've found the most effective is to log the hours I'm spending on FS, it really forces me to get stuff done.So let's say it's 9:13 AM right now, I will note that as the start time and I write down what I'm gonna do. It's really a short-term written commitment for yourself. Of course, when you're done, note the end time.

Gives you an indication of how much time you're spending on something, and it helps for sure to stay focussed, at least for me :)
 
Hehe, as I speak I am actually working on my project...then fount myself on YouTube wathcing videos then checked here :D

It's becasue we work from home...we fancy a break without our body indicating that a break is needed, and because we are at home, we can take that break and automatically drift off for a few moments
 
lol I do this all the time.

Start on some FSX scenery... Youtube, forums, Battlefield 3... then back to scenery. :p
 
My biggest problem is every time I fire up the sim to check some stupid object placement or something I wind up flying around for an hour. :)

I definitely waste my share of time on the net as well. I'm gonna try Oryx's suggestion of writing down what I want to get done, that sounds like it's worth a try.

Jim
 
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I've d/l a little timer and block out work time/breaks. A little break every hour. Hour for lunch, etc., or I will reward myself when I cross a big "hump". Also, I try to set up "sim" time so I can enjoy the hobby (and keep abreast of the latest).

All easier said than done, but it helps.

Clutch
 
Well, for me it's in the moment a bit the other way around.

The last few month I have spent almost every free minute on my big scenery project. Living alone it's no problem to do whatever you want. So, basically it was like coming home from work and starting up gmax or SBuilder, at the weekend the same, after getting up and waiting for the coffee.

That was really a bit to much, I had almost forgotten that there is a life outside of FS developing (and internet, btw). I had really to force my a... away from the computer. And wonder why, by accident it happened that I met a wonderful girl and life isn't so lonely anymore. Isn't it the best distraction from creating and painting polys? :)

Kai
 
Heya Bob and the others,

As for me, when I am working on something and I stumble over something I do not know fast enough how to do it anymore or exactly how to do it, I go to this FSdeveloper site to search for something that could help me out.
Unfortunately, this "radio" button called 'new posts' then makes me wonder what is new and I start reading those new threads (like now) and cannot refrain from making some stupid, funny, sarcastic, ironic or just plain dumb comments:).
Besides, I am still in the process of finding out how all those smileys work so as to make sure I am not misunderstood.
So there goes another hour of distraction.
Must be the altitude and the thin air we have over here.
 
Lately I have been quitting any development around 10:30 PM and watching a movie on Netflix from then on......:scratchch
 
Bob, you just made me figure why I get so much more done when I'm in Calgary :D .

And solid, what's wrong with actually taking some time off? Life's supposed to be balanced :)
 
OryxSim said:
Bob, you just made me figure why I get so much more done when I'm in Calgary :D .

And solid, what's wrong with actually taking some time off? Life's supposed to be balanced :)
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Right, by the way I just visited your site.....really nice and your airports are fabulous might download me one this weekend and see what adventure I can make with it....congrats for the nice work.
 
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