I just can't build. I need help please.

[Jubel]

As you know, many of us people have potential to be great builders. I myself put a lot of effort into my work, however, that's only what I can accomplish in 10 or so minutes before quitting and forgetting to save. I know I can build well, not excellent, not poorly, but well, yet I just can't seem to focus. I end up fooling around with relays and big explosives, or just quit and find another server. I just can't stick to building things. Or, I end up building something, but I take an easy way out and it ends up looking horrid.

What are some of your tactics to just stay on task?

[Ad Bot]

[Chrono]

Give your build a purpose.

[Thar]

I have the same problem

[EndGame]

Give your build a purpose.

This.

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Builds something you want to. Build with or without others: depending on what you prefer. For me, usually when I am online, there's a friend who will build with me or nag at me to keep on going, which somehow inspires me to pull myself on.

I have the same problem though.

[Thar]

I'd try listening to music while you build. It tends to make things... less quiet. But don't constantly fool with your itunes/limewire. That can distract you.

[curiosblockland6]

I have the same exact problem as you. When you are bored and want to leave/fool around, save and quit, then do something else. Later, come back and you will have renewed focus.

[frogger3140]

I am sorta like that. I try to do a big project and I do something that looks bad to the build and I just cancel the build.

[Funnelcakes]

I have the same problem

:c

[QuantumEagle]

Sadly, I had to resort to school systems: THE DESIGN CYCLE (gasp) At school we use the design cycle as a means for carrying out a project smoothly.

Simply something like:
1. Investigate: What is the problem? Do you understand it?
2. Design: How do you want your product to turn out? What will it need?
3. Plan: When do you work on the project, and what do you work on?
4. Create: Create the damn thing already.
5. Evaluate: Does this solve the problem? What did you do well? What could be improved?

Adapt into Blockland and you get:
1. Investigate: How is the project like the real world? What is its purpose, if it has one?
2. Design: What will it look like? What addons or blockheads will you need to complete it?
3. Plan: When do you work on the project, and what do you work on?
4. Create: Build and event the damn thing already.
5. Evaluate: Does it look like a masterpiece or a piece of spam? Could it be better?

Though the Plan step may not be used at all.

[Cybertails1998]

^ holy sit no wai

But seriously, I have a feeling that you just did 42.

[Treynolds416]

My tactic for staying interested?

I get a stuff load of ideas, start building half of them.
Every day, I assess which one I'd like to work on. When I get bored, I save and work on another. If there are too many at once, I write the ideas down so I won't forget them.

This means I barely ever finish anything, but I never stop building.

[KadeBL_ID12958]

Give your build a purpose.

Huh. Theres a build that i'm like 3/4 done with that's supposed to be a deathmatch to have fun on.
Apparently giving it purpose isn't working, i still get all stupid and quit. then i come back and repeat the progress. the most i've built is like 10 bricks per visit for a while. the first time i just built up to that 3/4 point, and can't continue any farther than a little bit of progress every few days (the days that i'm ON blockland)

[Chrono]

Huh. Theres a build that i'm like 3/4 done with that's supposed to be a deathmatch to have fun on.
Apparently giving it purpose isn't working, i still get all stupid and quit. then i come back and repeat the progress. the most i've built is like 10 bricks per visit for a while. the first time i just built up to that 3/4 point, and can't continue any farther than a little bit of progress every few days (the days that i'm ON blockland)

I make an add-on, and to test it, I would need a build. So then I build. The build usually always sucks but that's just from my lack of skill in such area.

[FrozenEye]

I end up fooling around with relays

Well, if you enjoy messing with relays, and other events, have you ever considered joining up with some people and working solely on eventing?

[comr4de]

-snip-

Yeah, I found this on the internet a while back and use it for most of my spaceships.