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<!doctype html><html lang="en"><head><meta charset="utf-8"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1"><meta name="description" content="Read Geoff&#39;s blog for articles about independent game development, running a small business, his travels, and interests."><meta name="keywords" content="Geoff Blair, indie, games, gamedev, game developer, Lost Decade Games, LDG, blog"><title>Posts - Geoff Blair</title><link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://www.geoffblair.com/feed.xml" title="Geoff Blair"><meta property="og:site_name" content="Geoff Blair"><meta property="og:url" content="https://www.geoffblair.com/blog/"><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:title" content="Posts"><meta property="og:description" content="Read Geoff&#39;s blog for articles about independent game development, running a small business, his travels, and interests."><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/css/main.css"></head><body><header><nav><ul><li><a href="/">Home</a></li><li><a href="/games/">Games</a></li><li><a href="/blog/">Posts</a></li><li><a href="/about/">About</a></li><li><a href="/subscribe/">Subscribe</a></li></ul></nav></header><main><h1>Posts</h1><p>Keep up with the latest posts by <a href="/subscribe/">subscribing</a>.</p><ul><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-10/">Norway 2024 - Day 10</a></li><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-9/">Norway 2024 - Day 9</a></li><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-8/">Norway 2024 - Day 8</a></li><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-7/">Norway 2024 - Day 7</a></li><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-6/">Norway 2024 - Day 6</a></li><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-5/">Norway 2024 - Day 5</a></li><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-4/">Norway 2024 - Day 4</a></li><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-3/">Norway 2024 - Day 3</a></li><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-2/">Norway 2024 - Day 2</a></li><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-1/">Norway 2024 - Day 1</a></li><li><a href="/blog/7drl-2024/">7DRL 2024</a></li><li><a href="/blog/2024-roadmap/">2024 Roadmap</a></li><li><a href="/blog/gloomstone-devlog-1/">Gloomstone Devlog #1</a></li><li><a href="/blog/7drl-2020-day-7/">7DRL 2020 - Day 7</a></li><li><a href="/blog/7drl-2020-day-6/">7DRL 2020 - Day 6</a></li><li><a href="/blog/7drl-2020-day-5/">7DRL 2020 - Day 5</a></li><li><a href="/blog/7drl-2020-day-4/">7DRL 2020 - Day 4</a></li><li><a href="/blog/7drl-2020-day-3/">7DRL 2020 - Day 3</a></li><li><a href="/blog/7drl-2020-day-2/">7DRL 2020 - Day 2</a></li><li><a href="/blog/7drl-2020-day-1/">7DRL 2020 - Day 1</a></li><li><a href="/blog/ready-set-roguelike/">Ready, set, roguelike!</a></li><li><a href="/blog/shining-force-portraits/">Shining Force Character Portraits</a></li><li><a href="/blog/advice-for-new-game-developers/">Advice for Aspiring Game Developers</a></li><li><a href="/blog/rain-effect-html5-canvas/">Rain Effect in HTML5 Canvas</a></li><li><a href="/blog/coloring-bitmap-fonts-html5-canvas/">Coloring Bitmap Fonts in HTML5 Canvas</a></li><li><a href="/blog/new-zealand-2014-day-11/">New Zealand 2014 - Day 11</a></li><li><a href="/blog/new-zealand-2014-day-10/">New Zealand 2014 - Day 10</a></li><li><a href="/blog/new-zealand-2014-day-9/">New Zealand 2014 - Day 9</a></li><li><a href="/blog/new-zealand-2014-day-8/">New Zealand 2014 - Day 8</a></li><li><a href="/blog/new-zealand-2014-day-7/">New Zealand 2014 - Day 7</a></li><li><a href="/blog/new-zealand-2014-day-6/">New Zealand 2014 - Day 6</a></li><li><a href="/blog/new-zealand-2014-day-5/">New Zealand 2014 - Day 5</a></li><li><a href="/blog/new-zealand-2014-day-4/">New Zealand 2014 - Day 4</a></li><li><a href="/blog/new-zealand-2014-day-3/">New Zealand 2014 - Day 3</a></li><li><a href="/blog/new-zealand-2014-day-2/">New Zealand 2014 - Day 2</a></li><li><a href="/blog/new-zealand-2014-day-1/">New Zealand 2014 - Day 1</a></li><li><a href="/blog/order-matters-tile-map-collision-response/">Order matters: Tile map collision response</a></li><li><a href="/blog/five-ws-of-game-design/">Five Ws of Game Design</a></li></ul></main><footer>© Geoff Blair</footer><script defer="defer" src="https://static.cloudflareinsights.com/beacon.min.js" data-cf-beacon='{"token": "381bc1035c4843a59484ab8f4fdc9311"}'></script></body></html>
<!doctype html><html lang="en"><head><meta charset="utf-8"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1"><meta name="description" content="Read Geoff&#39;s blog for articles about independent game development, running a small business, his travels, and interests."><meta name="keywords" content="Geoff Blair, indie, games, gamedev, game developer, Lost Decade Games, LDG, blog"><title>Posts - Geoff Blair</title><link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://www.geoffblair.com/feed.xml" title="Geoff Blair"><meta property="og:site_name" content="Geoff Blair"><meta property="og:url" content="https://www.geoffblair.com/blog/"><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:title" content="Posts"><meta property="og:description" content="Read Geoff&#39;s blog for articles about independent game development, running a small business, his travels, and interests."><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/css/main.css"></head><body><header><nav><ul><li><a href="/">Home</a></li><li><a href="/games/">Games</a></li><li><a href="/blog/">Posts</a></li><li><a href="/about/">About</a></li><li><a href="/subscribe/">Subscribe</a></li></ul></nav></header><main><h1>Posts</h1><p>Keep up with the latest posts by <a href="/subscribe/">subscribing</a>.</p><ul><li><a href="/blog/talent-is-pursued-interest/">Talent is a Pursued Interest</a></li><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-10/">Norway 2024 - Day 10</a></li><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-9/">Norway 2024 - Day 9</a></li><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-8/">Norway 2024 - Day 8</a></li><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-7/">Norway 2024 - Day 7</a></li><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-6/">Norway 2024 - Day 6</a></li><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-5/">Norway 2024 - Day 5</a></li><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-4/">Norway 2024 - Day 4</a></li><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-3/">Norway 2024 - Day 3</a></li><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-2/">Norway 2024 - Day 2</a></li><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-1/">Norway 2024 - Day 1</a></li><li><a href="/blog/7drl-2024/">7DRL 2024</a></li><li><a href="/blog/2024-roadmap/">2024 Roadmap</a></li><li><a href="/blog/gloomstone-devlog-1/">Gloomstone Devlog #1</a></li><li><a href="/blog/7drl-2020-day-7/">7DRL 2020 - Day 7</a></li><li><a href="/blog/7drl-2020-day-6/">7DRL 2020 - Day 6</a></li><li><a href="/blog/7drl-2020-day-5/">7DRL 2020 - Day 5</a></li><li><a href="/blog/7drl-2020-day-4/">7DRL 2020 - Day 4</a></li><li><a href="/blog/7drl-2020-day-3/">7DRL 2020 - Day 3</a></li><li><a href="/blog/7drl-2020-day-2/">7DRL 2020 - Day 2</a></li><li><a href="/blog/7drl-2020-day-1/">7DRL 2020 - Day 1</a></li><li><a href="/blog/ready-set-roguelike/">Ready, set, roguelike!</a></li><li><a href="/blog/shining-force-portraits/">Shining Force Character Portraits</a></li><li><a href="/blog/advice-for-new-game-developers/">Advice for Aspiring Game Developers</a></li><li><a href="/blog/rain-effect-html5-canvas/">Rain Effect in HTML5 Canvas</a></li><li><a href="/blog/coloring-bitmap-fonts-html5-canvas/">Coloring Bitmap Fonts in HTML5 Canvas</a></li><li><a href="/blog/new-zealand-2014-day-11/">New Zealand 2014 - Day 11</a></li><li><a href="/blog/new-zealand-2014-day-10/">New Zealand 2014 - Day 10</a></li><li><a href="/blog/new-zealand-2014-day-9/">New Zealand 2014 - Day 9</a></li><li><a href="/blog/new-zealand-2014-day-8/">New Zealand 2014 - Day 8</a></li><li><a href="/blog/new-zealand-2014-day-7/">New Zealand 2014 - Day 7</a></li><li><a href="/blog/new-zealand-2014-day-6/">New Zealand 2014 - Day 6</a></li><li><a href="/blog/new-zealand-2014-day-5/">New Zealand 2014 - Day 5</a></li><li><a href="/blog/new-zealand-2014-day-4/">New Zealand 2014 - Day 4</a></li><li><a href="/blog/new-zealand-2014-day-3/">New Zealand 2014 - Day 3</a></li><li><a href="/blog/new-zealand-2014-day-2/">New Zealand 2014 - Day 2</a></li><li><a href="/blog/new-zealand-2014-day-1/">New Zealand 2014 - Day 1</a></li><li><a href="/blog/order-matters-tile-map-collision-response/">Order matters: Tile map collision response</a></li><li><a href="/blog/five-ws-of-game-design/">Five Ws of Game Design</a></li></ul></main><footer>© Geoff Blair</footer><script defer="defer" src="https://static.cloudflareinsights.com/beacon.min.js" data-cf-beacon='{"token": "381bc1035c4843a59484ab8f4fdc9311"}'></script></body></html>
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<!doctype html><html lang="en"><head><meta charset="utf-8"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1"><meta name="description" content="Shining Force Character Portraits"><meta name="keywords" content="quote, bob ross"><title>Talent is a Pursued Interest - Geoff Blair</title><link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://www.geoffblair.com/feed.xml" title="Geoff Blair"><meta property="og:site_name" content="Geoff Blair"><meta property="og:url" content="https://www.geoffblair.com/blog/talent-is-pursued-interest/"><meta property="og:type" content="article"><meta property="og:title" content="Talent is a Pursued Interest"><meta property="og:description" content="Shining Force Character Portraits"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/css/main.css"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/css/prism.css"></head><body><header><nav><ul><li><a href="/">Home</a></li><li><a href="/games/">Games</a></li><li><a href="/blog/">Posts</a></li><li><a href="/about/">About</a></li><li><a href="/subscribe/">Subscribe</a></li></ul></nav></header><main><h1>Talent is a Pursued Interest</h1><p><a href="/tags/motivation/">#motivation</a></p><time>Dec 3, 2024</time><p>I often find myself talking to others (and reminding myself!) about how to get better at doing things. Inevitably, I bring up the following quote from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Ross">Bob Ross</a>:</p><blockquote><p>Talent is a pursued interest.</p></blockquote><p>I love this quote because it's succinct and gets to the crux of the issue: You must pursue something in order to get better, and you should be interested in that pursuit.</p><p>What we think of as &quot;talent&quot; is a manifested interest in a thing. Interest results in pursuit, and pursuit results in improvement.</p><p>The &quot;interest&quot; can come from a couple angles: You might be inherently interested in the activity, or you might be interested in the end result and disciplined enough to apply pursuit.</p><p>Here's a the quote in context:</p><blockquote><p>One of the most interesting things that we see as we run across the country teaching this fantastic method is people continually say &quot;I can't draw a straight line. I don't have the talent, Bob, to do what you're doing&quot;.</p><p>That's baloney.</p><p>Talent is a pursued interest.</p><p>In other words, anything that you're willing to practice, you can do. And this is no exception.</p><p>But it's like driving a car. At first it's a little difficult. You have to learn how to make your hands and your foots [sic] work together.</p><p>Same thing, and that's what we're trying to teach you here, is the technique.</p><p>Once you have the technique down, all you need is a dream in your heart and the desire to put it on canvas.</p><p>— Bob Ross</p></blockquote></main><footer>© Geoff Blair</footer><script defer="defer" src="https://static.cloudflareinsights.com/beacon.min.js" data-cf-beacon='{"token": "381bc1035c4843a59484ab8f4fdc9311"}'></script></body></html>
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&lt;p&gt;In the evening we went down to the restaurant for dinner and then headed back to our room to hang out and watch for the northern lights.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We stayed up late looking towards the north, but the stormy weather and clouds predictably put a damper on our views for tonight. We still have tomorrow night, so we&#39;re keeping our fingers crossed for better weather!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Browse &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.geoffblair.com/tags/norway/&quot;&gt;all posts tagged #norway&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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<content type="html">&lt;p&gt;I often find myself talking to others (and reminding myself!) about how to get better at doing things. Inevitably, I bring up the following quote from &lt;a href=&quot;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Ross&quot;&gt;Bob Ross&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I love this quote because it&#39;s succinct and gets to the crux of the issue: You must pursue something in order to get better, and you should be interested in that pursuit.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What we think of as &amp;quot;talent&amp;quot; is a manifested interest in a thing. Interest results in pursuit, and pursuit results in improvement.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &amp;quot;interest&amp;quot; can come from a couple angles: You might be inherently interested in the activity, or you might be interested in the end result and disciplined enough to apply pursuit.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here&#39;s a the quote in context:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;One of the most interesting things that we see as we run across the country teaching this fantastic method is people continually say &amp;quot;I can&#39;t draw a straight line. I don&#39;t have the talent, Bob, to do what you&#39;re doing&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That&#39;s baloney.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Talent is a pursued interest.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In other words, anything that you&#39;re willing to practice, you can do. And this is no exception.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But it&#39;s like driving a car. At first it&#39;s a little difficult. You have to learn how to make your hands and your foots [sic] work together.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Same thing, and that&#39;s what we&#39;re trying to teach you here, is the technique.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Once you have the technique down, all you need is a dream in your heart and the desire to put it on canvas.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;— Bob Ross&lt;/p&gt;
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<!doctype html><html lang="en"><head><meta charset="utf-8"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1"><meta name="description" content="Read Geoff&#39;s blog for articles about independent game development, running a small business, his travels, and interests."><meta name="keywords" content="Geoff Blair, indie, games, gamedev, game developer, Lost Decade Games, LDG, blog"><title>Home - Geoff Blair</title><link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://www.geoffblair.com/feed.xml" title="Geoff Blair"><meta property="og:site_name" content="Geoff Blair"><meta property="og:url" content="https://www.geoffblair.com/"><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:title" content="Home"><meta property="og:description" content="Read Geoff&#39;s blog for articles about independent game development, running a small business, his travels, and interests."><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/css/main.css"></head><body><header><nav><ul><li><a href="/">Home</a></li><li><a href="/games/">Games</a></li><li><a href="/blog/">Posts</a></li><li><a href="/about/">About</a></li><li><a href="/subscribe/">Subscribe</a></li></ul></nav></header><main><h1>Hi, I'm Geoff</h1><p>I'm a <a href="/games/">game developer</a> (sometimes indie, sometimes not), focused on web technologies.</p><p>I'm currently working on <a href="https://www.platoapp.com">Plato</a>, a messenger + games app.</p><p>I <a href="/blog/">occasionally write</a> about game development, traveling, and other topics.</p><p>Find out more <a href="/about/">about me</a>.</p><h2>Featured Posts</h2><ul><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-1/">Norway 2024 - Day 1</a></li><li><a href="/blog/gloomstone-devlog-1/">Gloomstone Devlog #1</a></li><li><a href="/blog/shining-force-portraits/">Shining Force Character Portraits</a></li><li><a href="/blog/advice-for-new-game-developers/">Advice for Aspiring Game Developers</a></li><li><a href="/blog/rain-effect-html5-canvas/">Rain Effect in HTML5 Canvas</a></li></ul><h2>Recent Posts</h2><ul><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-10/">Norway 2024 - Day 10</a></li><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-9/">Norway 2024 - Day 9</a></li><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-8/">Norway 2024 - Day 8</a></li><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-7/">Norway 2024 - Day 7</a></li><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-6/">Norway 2024 - Day 6</a></li></ul></main><footer>© Geoff Blair</footer><script defer="defer" src="https://static.cloudflareinsights.com/beacon.min.js" data-cf-beacon='{"token": "381bc1035c4843a59484ab8f4fdc9311"}'></script></body></html>
<!doctype html><html lang="en"><head><meta charset="utf-8"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1"><meta name="description" content="Read Geoff&#39;s blog for articles about independent game development, running a small business, his travels, and interests."><meta name="keywords" content="Geoff Blair, indie, games, gamedev, game developer, Lost Decade Games, LDG, blog"><title>Home - Geoff Blair</title><link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://www.geoffblair.com/feed.xml" title="Geoff Blair"><meta property="og:site_name" content="Geoff Blair"><meta property="og:url" content="https://www.geoffblair.com/"><meta property="og:type" content="website"><meta property="og:title" content="Home"><meta property="og:description" content="Read Geoff&#39;s blog for articles about independent game development, running a small business, his travels, and interests."><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/css/main.css"></head><body><header><nav><ul><li><a href="/">Home</a></li><li><a href="/games/">Games</a></li><li><a href="/blog/">Posts</a></li><li><a href="/about/">About</a></li><li><a href="/subscribe/">Subscribe</a></li></ul></nav></header><main><h1>Hi, I'm Geoff</h1><p>I'm a <a href="/games/">game developer</a> (sometimes indie, sometimes not), focused on web technologies.</p><p>I'm currently working on <a href="https://www.platoapp.com">Plato</a>, a messenger + games app.</p><p>I <a href="/blog/">occasionally write</a> about game development, traveling, and other topics.</p><p>Find out more <a href="/about/">about me</a>.</p><h2>Featured Posts</h2><ul><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-1/">Norway 2024 - Day 1</a></li><li><a href="/blog/gloomstone-devlog-1/">Gloomstone Devlog #1</a></li><li><a href="/blog/shining-force-portraits/">Shining Force Character Portraits</a></li><li><a href="/blog/advice-for-new-game-developers/">Advice for Aspiring Game Developers</a></li><li><a href="/blog/rain-effect-html5-canvas/">Rain Effect in HTML5 Canvas</a></li></ul><h2>Recent Posts</h2><ul><li><a href="/blog/talent-is-pursued-interest/">Talent is a Pursued Interest</a></li><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-10/">Norway 2024 - Day 10</a></li><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-9/">Norway 2024 - Day 9</a></li><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-8/">Norway 2024 - Day 8</a></li><li><a href="/blog/norway-2024-day-7/">Norway 2024 - Day 7</a></li></ul></main><footer>© Geoff Blair</footer><script defer="defer" src="https://static.cloudflareinsights.com/beacon.min.js" data-cf-beacon='{"token": "381bc1035c4843a59484ab8f4fdc9311"}'></script></body></html>
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