In an article by Janet Blatter, she made some observations about the phrase, "Play to your strengths." First, she asks a series of rhetorical questions about just where/what "strength" might be. Next, she wonders rather animators can really afford to make decisions based on their egos. No matter what, an animator is going to have to face change and make improvise and learn new techniques. Animation is not a static job. Everything will change and new skills will have to be learned. If anything, an animator's strong point should lie in self-efficiency.
The article made a lot of sense and provides something to really think about.
I learned the true extent of how dynamic the animation field is.
I agree that the phrase "play to your strengths" is a bad term because of how ambiguous and destructive the phrase can be.
It's important for us all to understand that we can't rely on one singular, unchanging method of doing things. In the animation field, if you can't adapt, you're not going to go too far.
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