Episode 8: Burnout

Animation Is Hard by Luckbat Studio

Jan 26, 201721:24Arts

The podcast returns after a long absence! Mike and Matthew devote this episode to the complex problem of burnout: how to recognize it, how to deal with it, and how to help others avoid it. They also touch on changing att...

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