Comments on: Taking Stock of 2008

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:21:18 +0000

That first tip is an intriguing idea. Maybe something I’ll have to try. I guess in the past I’ve noticed that if I make a list of tasks of want to accomplish within a certain time period, it does take a certain weight off my mind – that is to say, I can relax a bit more because I’m free to stop trying to actively remember the things on the list. Come to think of it, I may already use this more than I at first realized. It’s a good principle.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:48:31 +0000

As a writer the best thing I can suggest is identify times when you can say, “next week I can complete a page a day.” Thats 7 pages in a week.

So for me, I can usually complete panel/thumbnail, and writing all in one day. But keep in mind that is just a page and I only do it when my schedule permits AND I don’t really draw.

Your style is a tad more complex then my incredibly rough pencils, so don’t really beat yourself up.

By: Lars Martinson

Lars Martinson — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:37:36 +0000

You know, for a cartoonist who lives in Japan and who can kind of / sort of speak & read Japanese, I actually don’t read too much manga. I’d like to read more, but I never seem to have the time (and since my Japanese is by no means perfect, it takes a while to get through one). In fact, I read more manga (in translation) when I was in high school in the US than I do now. : – /

I don’t know how much they influence my work, but two of my favorite mangas are Doraemon and Sazae-san. They’re not really what you think of when you think of “typical” manga, but they’re great IMHO.

Lars

By: Rui

Rui — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:30:09 +0000

Omg it’s the first time I ever see someone using the expression ‘dire straights’ for real ! You rock man :P

Good luck and Happy New Year :)

PS : btw, what are your favorite mangas ? Any influences (You must have some, since you’re a cartoonist)

By: SteveM

SteveM — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:00:18 +0000

I read David Allen’s book too, but got really busy just before I implemented anything (about 6 months ago) I hope to get to it some day. . . hope you have better luck with it then I have had so far. Oh well, that’s what New Years are for – new starts.

There was an article in Wired (Jan 2009) on a freelancer that reviewed 3 books – one was Allen’s book, the others were Never Check e-mail in the Morning by Julie Morgenstern and Timothy Ferriss’ The 4 Hour work week. I haven’t read those, but since you are sort of freelance I thought they might be of interest. Of course reading books on time management could be another form of procrastination, just like replying to blogs. . .