EPTSC inspired lifestyle changes / The Practice House - Page 3
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Joseki
United States200 Posts
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m1LkmaN
Australia82 Posts
If you can live happily off of doing something awesome for income WHILE doing something awesome in your free time, that would be really cool I agree with this, but to make it work Ella you would need to make sure that the 7-10 hours of guitar practice/lessons is the focus of your day, as a job would be. That said, not all jobs have to be boring, and it seems that you are truly passionate so I say go ahead and try it  | ||
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ella_guru
Canada1741 Posts
Also I'd be interested if SC has inspired any changes in _Your_ life : ) | ||
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Chef
10810 Posts
It sounds like an awesome idea man. You should do it if only for the life experience. Lots of people have funny ideas of what is a good use of time, and think that straying off the beaten path is dangerous and stupid. I think the opposite. Spend your life in a unique way, and you'll be much more interesting, you'll have valuable experiences that can't be found for 2 cents from your average stranger, and you'll entertain the possibility of being more than mediocre! No one ever got ahead by doing what everyone else does. For how StarCraft has affected my life... It's so hard to say. I think that so many skills in SC are transferable that basically every aspect of my thinking has been altered by this game. I pick up new skills really easily, I research things I'm interested in, I have a good attitude going into challenges... Those are all things I developed with StarCraft. I don't know if I'd have developed those skills anyway from other activities, or how strong they'd be, but I don't regret doing it with something that was a lot of fun for a few years. Other important things I learn is having tolerance of other people... When you have a hobby as ridiculous as watching Koreans cry after losing StarCraft games, it really helps you to give other things a chance. I haven't seen that universally with people on this forum, but I believe it's affected at least me in this way. The main thing I directly apply from StarCraft though, is efficiency in my life. I know how to plan slightly ahead, think of contingencies, and overall multitask simple events. It's something I just got used to from playing SC, I think. Sorry that is so lame but I don't really have anything specific to share :X I just love SC, u no ? But I had to stop playing because I hate ladders and no rival has risen to play me in 20 odd sc games a week ;oOh, Psychology! I learned so much about trying to explore my opponent's perspective from sc... and it translates so good to real life. GL GURU. Fighting~! | ||
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Spiffeh
United States830 Posts
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Lexpar
1813 Posts
On June 12 2010 12:40 patrickpower wrote: This will clearly work. Hahahahaha I'm so glad this thread got bumped, I hadn't noticed you're insanely constructive and polite first (and probably last) post the first time! It was so good knowing you PP. You give so much. Ella, I don't know if this entire idea is a foreign as we all seem to think it is. Reading the history of many now-famous musicians reveals very similar experiences. Practicing 7 hours a day, sleeping in the same house, living frugally. These sort of things were necessary for loads of different bands. I think taking your extreme approach could yield exciting results... After all, inspiration almost never prompts action, action ALWAYS prompts inspiration. Again, good luck to you. Starcraft made me a better loser. As in I'm really good at losing. I can sit down at a computer and fail at an activity for hours before losing my cool. I can literally not do a single thing right for an entire evening, and still return tomorrow to try again. This "skill" has transfered over to other projects, specifically art and music. One of my first posts about a year ago was on how to deal with the emotions that came with harsh loses, I'v nearly gotten past the problem. Of course I still get a healthy dose of the nerd rage when all my scourge run into an overlord because fucking Emily messages me on msn with some dumb shit small talk and my game auto alt tabs. That happened today actually. I switched messenger clients. The healing can start. I also learned a lot about the value of practice. I started playing drums when I was 10 years old, and I practiced every day because it was SO fun. The novelty wore off after 5 years, and soon I wasn't doing solo practices anymore, I only played when I was playing with bands. Over the last couple years that hasn't been the case. Unfortunately my drums are all packed up now (on the street corner is a more accurate. I'm moving house, I have the money for a new kit, they're worthless.) but I still get in some time with the practice pad most days. :D | ||
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