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title: Do what you do AND don't like
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I'm sitting in front of my laptop, working on a tiny side project for a friend. This friend is trying to sell comestic surgery equipment, so he says. I have never tried designing for such an area and it's about time I did because I only spent around 15 minutes searching for design trends and inspiration and I must say it feels good.
Doing what you like is one thing we take for granted most of the time. At least for us designers. We get to be creative most of the time, we enjoy throwing that creativity into a sheet of paper or a Photoshop file, we let our wizardry blossom through our fingers into a screen. It's just that good.
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<h3>Well, it might just not be enough…</h3>
Even though we enjoy doing what we like (aledgely), we project that happiness for the short term. Take me, for example. Every now and then, I tend to dislike having to work on the same thing everyday, having to fix bugs and take free bullshit from some guy that won't read what's in their face. But hey… <em>I absolutely love my job</em>.
<blockquote>Love your job = Do the good stuff + Do the nasty stuff × Love you have for good stuff</blockquote>
Sounds like crap, huh? Well, that's the way it should be. I love my job because I do the good stuff and the bad stuff, and in the end of doing the bad stuff I say: <em>I got things done, hurray! Now I can do good stuff again!</em>. In a nutshell, <strong>live everything with passion</strong>. You will be able to say <em>I've accomplished a lot lately</em> after a while. Why? Not just because you did the good stuff, but mostly because you felt you evolved from the bad stuff you've been through.
Bad experiences are good. They make you bigger on the inside. That's one of the best feelings in the world. I used to curse everyone that brought me bad experiences but now? Thank you guys for where I am now.
<h3>You know what's even better?</h3>
Along with time, you will master the art of letting the same old crap go away and face new and enticing crap.
You can't just wish a load of crap forever :P
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