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Let me tell you about how I’m a farmer now.
For my whole life, I have taken a task, broken it into smaller tasks, broken that into smaller tasks, numbered the tasks, done the tasks, then gotten a result.
But as I get further into this industry, I see that this last step — “get result” — is BS. Because in theory the “result” is a job, but sometimes you get the job, and then the show gets canceled. Or sometimes you book a gig, and something beyond your control prevents you from doing it. So does that mean there’s no result?!
As I work on this movie, I’ve had stop thinking so far ahead and try “staying present.” This is totally new for me. But in the past few years, we had a pandemic, a strike, and fires. Planning ahead has not only not helped, but maybe actively HURT. And my main way of being present has been playing Stardew Valley.
If I could shake ConcernedApe’s hand, I would. When my to-do list is growing with no guaranteed “result,” I break out Stardew. When I am feeling doomsday about the future, I break out Stardew. Something about a game with useless and achievable tasks (I’m addicted to tasks except when Demetrius asks me for fish) calms my brain down.
In these insane past few years, I haven’t worked as much as I wanted to, and I’ve been hard on myself. But when I play Stardew, I focus in on something that has no true use or goal. You just keep playing because you like it. And liking it… IS ENOUGH?! Sure, maybe you find a good geode. Maybe your grange wins first place at the Stardew Festival (THOUGH MINE CERTAINLY HASN’T BECAUSE THE GAME KEEPS GLICTHING AND WON’T LET ME LEAVE THE FESTIVAL SO I HAVE TO JUST SKIP THAT DAY?), but you don’t play for a “result.”
Stardew reminds me I don’t exist just to produce work, but to be happy. It frees my mind from what I “should” be doing long enough to realize this industry is fickle and has no “shoulds.” So why am I trying to control it so much?
So my new “work” method in 2025, ironically, is actually to have more “play.” Do you have a 2025 mantra?
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