Patreon Paused + Sabbatical Starts!
Added 2020-09-01 01:59:25 +0000 UTC(2 minute read)
For the $2+ and $5+ backers, here's this month's Wall of Thanks and Polygon avatars! Also sent some of you a drawing of a duck, entitled, "Quack to School"
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Hi all!
On second thought, I'm starting my 6-month sabbatical now. Trying to finish my next project while moving to a new city during a pandemic would be... non-ideal.
Besides, you may have noticed from my last few posts that Nicky Mental Health levels are dipping pretty low. Not at the "being awake sickens me" threshold yet, thankfully, but I've learnt my lesson from last time – take the break before I break.
So: I'm on sabbatical! I paused the Patreon yesterday. You won't be charged for September, nor until March 1st, 2021.
This is the first time I've ever paused this Patreon since it launched six years ago. Don't worry, I'll still tell you what I'm up to once-a-month-ish! (With reminders that the Patreon's still paused)
I'll spend these months:
1) Being with people I care about.
Virtually, or masked+distanced+outdoors in-person. (I'm in a country that's relatively safe now.) My relationships have been taking the backseat – no, trunk seat – for way too long.
I've been thinking... Löttery players are fooled, 'coz only löttery winners make the news, not löttery losers. "Availability bias" screws up what you think is valuable. I think the same's happened to the rest of us, re: "work-life" values. People make the news for being great artists, athletes, scientists. People don't make the news for being great partners, parents, friends. (People do, however, make the news for being a great artist who turns out to be a horrific abuser.)
"Availability bias" screws up what you think is valuable.
2) Exploring stuff I've put off for years to focus on "work".
Such as: feminizing my voice, improving my drawing skills, designing plushies & costumes, studying Bayesian/causal statistics & AI, learning music composition, trying video production.
Some of these are to expand my creator capabilities! Some are just personally meaningful to me, or people I love.
3) Moving cities.
Yeah this'll suck.
. . .
Anyway, I say it again & again but I still mean it every time: thank you for taking a chance on me & supporting me. <3 You gift me financial independence, which means not only creative independence, but also means I can be flexible enough to take long-ass breaks when my psychological health is at risk. Which, at present, it is.
So: Patreon's paused from this month to March 1st, and I'll still update once-a-month-ish, whilst refilling my tanks! As for you: please take care of you, too. This year's been a hamfisted moral in how fragile life is, so make an exact list of who and what is important to you, and make no compromises about them.
Stay golden, y'all. See you for an non-pledge-charged post next month!
💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖,
~ Nicky Case
P.S: I spelled it "löttery" to bypass the spám fïltèrs
Comments
good luck and your mental health is important! best wishes
ItsMeMaxine
2020-09-13 14:51:59 +0000 UTCSending you hugs and wishing you an excellent sabbatical <3
Cassandra Xia
2020-09-12 15:45:17 +0000 UTC💕💜💙❤️💛❣ So glad you're doing this for yourself. Take good care and enjoy your rest and your people!
Kendra Lockman
2020-09-11 23:06:18 +0000 UTCThe end of your sabbatical is closer than you think. already now. but I dont think that this should put you under pressure. I do whatever i want and when i look back at the end there might be a small feeling of wasted time. but then i remember, that i did what i wanted to do at that time and i feel happy.
Chris K
2020-09-04 09:13:19 +0000 UTC<3
Sean Riley
2020-09-02 09:59:20 +0000 UTCYes! Give yourself the space you need. So glad to hear this, as your work is ever inspirational, and inspiration needs it space. Hope it is restful and nourishing!
Nathan Freemyer
2020-09-01 15:38:12 +0000 UTC@AP That course doesn't cover Bayesian for as far as I know, but I didn't go through all chapters yet. 3Blue1Brown YT channel has a nice video about Bayes theorem: https://youtu.be/HZGCoVF3YvM . Unfortunately I don't know of any other good Bayesian resources.
Stef van der Struijk
2020-09-01 13:29:11 +0000 UTCSame here. What you will do in the next six month is part of what I am comfortable supporting. But I also understand it might put an unwanted pressure. Have a lovely time off anyhow :)
Michael Freudenthal
2020-09-01 12:44:15 +0000 UTCBravo to you for seeing this in yourself, and pushing through to it, and for sharing it. It has been hard for me, recently, to listen to myself long enough to hear similar things that my body and mind are trying to tell me.
Scott Price
2020-09-01 11:53:07 +0000 UTCStay safe and healthy Nicky. Good luck wit the move!
Jared Cosulich
2020-09-01 10:56:10 +0000 UTCDo they do the Bayesian stuff @Stef? I friend said when they learnt that it changed their view of the world and (for them) cured them of their depression after multiple doctors and psychologists could not help them... pretty cool.
AP
2020-09-01 10:40:59 +0000 UTCI support whatever decision you've made Nicky but I'd second Dave's comment: this is not transactional for me either. And I'd be open to continuing the monthly support. Perhaps you can set up a mini side Patreon for those who want to pledge there.
AP
2020-09-01 10:39:44 +0000 UTCEnjoy your break!
Itajn
2020-09-01 10:34:01 +0000 UTCThanks for setting a good example, taking a break when you need. 🤗
forresto
2020-09-01 09:16:58 +0000 UTCGood luck with the move!!
Aeryn Light
2020-09-01 05:20:04 +0000 UTCHave fun! 👋👋👋
Anton Molyboha
2020-09-01 05:09:29 +0000 UTC💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
Brittany B.
2020-09-01 05:03:24 +0000 UTCBest wishes on your adventures!
Jeanne Kramer-Smyth
2020-09-01 03:44:37 +0000 UTCEnjoy your sabbatical! For learning about AI, I would recommend the FastAI (2) course. They have a free book ("fastbook" - in Jupyter Notebook format on GitHub) and YT lectures. Unlike many other Deep Learning courses, you start hands-on and then go deeper into the how and why. So even if you only go a few lessons deep, you've learned a lot.
Stef van der Struijk
2020-09-01 03:19:38 +0000 UTCRecharge yourself ! Wish you the best.
Victor Lopez
2020-09-01 03:12:55 +0000 UTCSending love and support! Take all the time you need! I too am taking a sabbatical starting today coincidentally. I resigned 3 months and today was the last day!
Atmika Atmana
2020-09-01 02:52:54 +0000 UTC💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖 Hey you, have fun and be well. We'll all be here when you're ready to come back :) Looking forward to your updates in the mean time. p.s. have you started watching Lovecraft Country?
Michael Huff
2020-09-01 02:51:15 +0000 UTCI think you should let people opt out of the Patreon if you want, but I get it. You are erring on the side of being conscientious. But if it's possible, please opt me into continuing my monthly support while you are on sabbatical. I don't consider this a transactional relationship. I consider it an investment in you as a person. And you as a person needs a break. No different than an employee taking time off for a (paid) vacation or sabbatical.
Dave Cortright
2020-09-01 02:48:43 +0000 UTCThank you! ^_^
Nicky Case
2020-09-01 02:05:17 +0000 UTCTake care!
Nikhil Harithas
2020-09-01 02:01:58 +0000 UTC
