Distractions from Origami

chesslo · Post by **chesslo** » July 7th, 2009, 10:51 pm

school, chess and more school....

origami street racer · Post by **origami street racer** » July 8th, 2009, 1:57 am

to much folding at one time and I will start to procrastinate

kitsune134 · Post by **kitsune134** » July 8th, 2009, 8:55 pm

My distractions tend to be loud rock music and bright shiny objects...

ftangdude55 · Post by **ftangdude55** » July 8th, 2009, 11:24 pm

Listening to music (i.e. Modest Mouse, Coldplay, Cake, Tin Hat Trio, those are my favourite bands). That's pretty much my only distraction. I don't play sports that much, especially sports wherein it is required that you run alot, like soccer. I don't like playing soccer.

ahudson · Post by **ahudson** » July 9th, 2009, 2:43 am

This topic distracts me from origami.

ftangdude55 · Post by **ftangdude55** » July 9th, 2009, 2:02 pm

gordigami · Post by **gordigami** » July 16th, 2009, 2:16 pm

While I dearly love origami, ( probably too much so )
It is my main distraction.
There are far, far, too many activities in life to engage in, and not to miss, to stay cooped up indoors, folding little pieces of paper.
Origami is a time stealing mistress, depriving us of experiencing life in all it's diversity.
We become shallow, unimaginative folding robots.
Need social activity, new experiences, interactions with the outside world, and exercise.
Origami should be a hobby, an enhancement to a larger more rounded life . ( Understandably , professionals excepted )

Zoraz · Post by **Zoraz** » July 17th, 2009, 1:13 am

I would like to disagree on your point about it depriving us of social-ness

If anything, origami has made me more social. I am an extremely shy person, and have few friends. Origami has been insturmental in helping me meet new people. Back during the school year, I became known as the origami guy, and several people have told me that my origami was the only reason they showed up for english class. As a result, I was able to step out of my shell a little more, and be a little more confident in my social abilities.

I'm not trying to change anyone's opinions, just offering mine.

gordigami · Post by **gordigami** » July 17th, 2009, 4:53 am

Zoraz:
Excellent counter-point !
I totally agree that origami contributes to a degree of social interaction, in a creative and positive way.
I simply believe that it should be relegated to a position of one of many social skills, with emphasis placed on well-rounded development in many areas and activities .
There's only so many hours in a day, and balance is important...

ahudson · Post by **ahudson** » July 17th, 2009, 6:50 am

I'll put it this way: if I thought I could make a reasonable living at it, I'd drop out of college and be a full-time origami artist. Right now, and I wouldn't look back. Origami isn't a tool to improve my social life; it's a creative outlet, an escape, a world of my own making. You're right that there are only so many hours in the day; so why not spend as much as I can doing what I love? What else is life for?

Zoraz · Post by **Zoraz** » July 17th, 2009, 4:20 pm

I never intended origami to become a tool to improve my social skills. If it was, I wouldn't still be folding. I do it because I love it and it removes me from all the problems in my life for a time. I would also become a full time origamist if I had the ability and could make a living off of it. Social respect was simply a convinient side effect, which I took advantage of.

I would look like a hypocrite if I didn't post some more origami too, so I'm updating my gallery today.

marvz · Post by **marvz** » August 23rd, 2009, 12:25 pm

household chores

Origamist388 · Post by **Origamist388** » April 18th, 2010, 12:35 pm

School

,homework(altough it is school

) and gaming

phoenyx · Post by **phoenyx** » April 19th, 2010, 4:55 pm

school... or TV or video games or reading or this forum or my boyfriend or ......... the list goes on, tis a wonder i get anything done!

joshuaorigami · Post by **joshuaorigami** » May 9th, 2010, 10:58 am

ford racing 3 and gran turismo (psp) are the games that distract me from origami and i really like to draw on paper and draw things on inkskape. but i still fold everyday, today is still only morning and ive already folded hideo komatsu's wolf!

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