http://www.heathallyn.com/archives/159 The Random Brain Droppings of Heath Allyn Sat, 18 Sep 2010 20:43:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.heathallyn.com/archives/159#comment-382 Simon Sun, 25 Jul 2004 17:57:07 +0000 http://www.heathallyn.com/wp/?p=159#comment-382 And I agree with both Cossie and Andy. Yes. And I agree with both Cossie and Andy. Yes.

]]> http://www.heathallyn.com/archives/159#comment-381 CosmicAvatar Thu, 22 Jul 2004 09:32:46 +0000 http://www.heathallyn.com/wp/?p=159#comment-381 I agree with pretty much everything Andy said. I agree with pretty much everything Andy said.

]]> http://www.heathallyn.com/archives/159#comment-380 Andy Wed, 21 Jul 2004 13:37:42 +0000 http://www.heathallyn.com/wp/?p=159#comment-380 Having had both now... I'd still have to go with a job you hate being the bigger prison. Having a job that I love makes me feel like I can reach my dreams. Having a job I hated just made me miserable and dreamless all the time, so it wasn't like I was getting anywhere then. Would I leave if something big came along? I don't know. Still, just being happy all the time has improved my art in every way and given me energy to do things I wouldn't have done before. The whole "being miserable so you can create great art" thing is ridiculous. When I was miserable, my art sucked, my writing sucked, I sucked. As far as personal experience goes, it's always better to be in a work situation where you are happy, and, when the time comes to leave, it's more like a graduation than a break-up. Andy Having had both now… I’d still have to go with a job you hate being the bigger prison. Having a job that I love makes me feel like I can reach my dreams. Having a job I hated just made me miserable and dreamless all the time, so it wasn’t like I was getting anywhere then.
Would I leave if something big came along? I don’t know. Still, just being happy all the time has improved my art in every way and given me energy to do things I wouldn’t have done before.
The whole “being miserable so you can create great art” thing is ridiculous. When I was miserable, my art sucked, my writing sucked, I sucked.
As far as personal experience goes, it’s always better to be in a work situation where you are happy, and, when the time comes to leave, it’s more like a graduation than a break-up.
Andy

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