Time & Paramedic Duties
phaidenbauer • 19 Sept 2024 •
Yesterday I saw a nice Cosplay video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaR4xM230ZQ by nerdforge) about the currently new Warhammer 40k Space Marine 2 game.
It sparked the idea/motivation again to continue (well, start, to be honest) the Hell Divers 2 Cosplay I intended to craft for the upcoming Polaris Convention. But my afternoons are currently a bit tied up and weekends (partly) are occupied by paramedic duties.
I’m thinking about ditching the paramedic hobby again. I’ve been at this point several times this year. The thing is, I really enjoy those duties with friends, and I’m sure I would be missing them. But on the other side, that’s two Saturdays (if I’m doing 12h, if I’m doing 24h, Sunday is also “not useable”) a month that are not useable. Especially as those duties tend to get more and more exhausting.
I’ll keep those voluntary shifts for now, but if that thought of abandoning it comes up more often, I really have to rethink my priorities again.
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@phaidenbauer I skipped some bits but I watched till the end! I’m not into cosplay but dang, love the passion on screen, and the people she worked with. Love the craftsmanship around it. Fascinating world I never knew!
How about doing the paramedic thing seasonally? 3 months off, 3 months on? You don’t have to abandon an interest completely to make time for another interest. And I’m pretty sure if you approach your passion for cosplay as a project (with a deadline), you’ll see better results because you’d be working towards a specific outcome, not an ongoing activity that might end up in a great deal of indecisiveness.
Just watched the whole vid and LOVED it! 😍
Thanks for sharing! I loved the passion and how - as with all projects - you need to focus on one thing at a time, without being overwhelmed by all the details that come with realizing a vision.
@therealbrandonwilson Typical case of interests are different :)
@jasonleow They have a whole set of different things they craft.
@haideralmosawi Sadly, that’s not an option. I either stay in the two groups I’m in active (which have a fixed schedule every 5 weeks), or I drop out completely. There are also fixed trainings every other month I have to attend if I want to keep my “licence”.
@haideralmosawi 2 No problem, I’m not that active following nerdforge, but they have some wonderful projects up their sleeve.
The cardinal rule of content creation is don’t be boring. A corollary is one person’s non-boring is another person’s annoying. I was turned off within the first 30 seconds. I’m sure this cosplay thing is popular, but I don’t get it.