I am a cog. This is my blog.

Yes I’m here. It’s been nine days and I just wanted to touch base.

Work is a bit of a monster right now as we are trying to get a bunch of sites prepared for launch. Since all the work for FAT C had to be done on time for the conference, we needed to push some things a few days. Now we are paying for it a bit But no worries! Sleepless nights are part of the “creationary” process and for some reason I am a glutton for that kind of punishment.

You see when you love to do something and when you love what you do, there is no limit. What I mean is that you will work yourself until you are exhausted because of love. You will forgo food, appointments and yes the precious little sleep we already get. I am at my office desk right now, slightly disoriented and completely exhausted. Yet, I’ll go home, eat something, play with my kids for a few, then look for the first chance to get back to work. What’s wrong with me? Or more succinctly, why do I do this? Why do you do it?

Again, for me, I think it goes back to my FAT C preso on Chasing the Muse (read last weeks post). Love is something that is tangible. It affects you. Makes you feel a certain way. Gives you a satisfaction and a sense of completeness. I love my wife and kids. I love my family. I love my friends. And holy crap, I love what I do! I wish I could be better at it (who doesn’t) and so in addition to the work there is the research. And the testing. And the hours of trial and error. And the half-built websites that get ripped down because you have a “better idea”.
Guess what? It’s all worth it. Trust me. Work hard. Become involved in the community. Whether it’s design, development, motion, strategy, whatever. If you love what you do and you do it hard, then you will be rewarded. Rewarded with knowledge. Rewarded with experience. Rewarded with love. See you soon.
I am a cog. This is my blog.