My thoughts (Susan) on “railroading” and why it really isn’t that bad when done right. In my opinion, anyway.

I’ve been thinking a lot about the work/life balance recently. I know that it’s important to have time off and to just turn your brain off for a while. I guess my problem is that I don’t know what that means for me. As humans we tend to “goldfish” our way into things.

Dungeons and Randomness started as a weird little branch-off of a wrestling podcast. I didn't even know Jason, but he knew some guys who were willing to sit in a call with him and listen to him stumble through his first time as Dungeon Master, and for some reason they decided to record it and share it with the rest of us. We are so lucky they did, but I think I might be one of the luckiest. Because of that choice I have gained so many friends, a job that doesn't feel like it should exist, and a better life than I ever could have imagined.

When you make stuff like we do for a living time and accomplishments feel different. If you create videos, music, books, movies or anything online you probably know what I mean by this. Working a job where you’re on the clock has a lot of drawbacks. It does have one thing though for a lot of people, a sense that you’re accomplishing something.

As more and more people decide to produce things online for entertainment and make it their career, it’s inevitable that they will hit "the wall". It's that point where you say to yourself, "I'm not enjoying this anymore." It's a really tough thing to describe to most people. I know that I'm lucky as hell to do what I do for a living. I also know that I have, and continue to work my ass off to keep it. Just because you like your job, doesn't mean that it isn't work.