Baukunst wie ein CHEF!

Today's been a breakthrough in terms of my ability to train construction. I had been really peeved because I was having a lot of difficulty training construction quickly and efficiently, so I decided to try everything I could to speed it up. Here are the results:

Almost 785k experience per hour, and I maintained that for over 20 minutes. Yeah, I finally found my groove to 200m construction xp! Here are some tips for those interested in training construction quickly:

• Play in minimal detail with a fixed window to minimize computer lag
• Download the window's client to play. This further reduces computer lag.
• Play in a foreign language. I prefer German worlds because I can still understand most things. Because few people play on these worlds, it reduces server lag.
• Download a program like screenmarker to help you remember where to click.
• Enable MouseKeys and StickyKeys on your computer so pressing down on the numpad will jump you just enough to choose the "build" and "remove" options on furniture.

It can take a bit of prep and requires 100% concentration, but it's totally worth it for me. After I achieve 300k xp, I start to make errors, so I usually take a break here. Physical activity is probably best, but anything besides the concentrated clicking will help prepare you mentally for another session of concentration. Heck, just writing this blog is one of my breaks.

I bought 300k mahogany planks for most of the money in my bank, which won't be enough. I'll sell my purple partyhat soon to gain enough cash for 200m. I'm actually considering buying extra (by selling my third-age stuff) to stock up for bonus xp weekend. Obviously, it hasn't been announced yet, but I feel it's just around the corner and I'd like to make some money back by selling planks at around 200% of their price. :P

Personal: This week has probably been one of the best weeks this whole year for me. You know that feeling you get when you achieve something? It's a sort of warm sensation deep inside you, and it makes you want to be super efficient, clean, etc. I think it all started when I finally got around to making the "My History - 2008" video. I felt great going to bed, and decided to finish some stuff when I got up. Well, the next day I finished a website for a friend (which took a long time and a lot of tricks from my book!). That was a huge relief, since it took around 30-40 hours to build. I felt amazing. I then proceeded to clean out my room closets, which only added to that feeling of euphoria. I've also been super-active recently, too; I've gone swimming several times this week and I played tennis with a friend this afternoon, too. I've also had a huge boost in traffic to my website and blog, so if you're reading this, you make me feel amazing and I thank you!

It's been quite a change from the apathy I felt for a large part of the year. If you've been feeling like I was, I hope this inspires you to achieve whatever you want; it'll make you feel awesome. :)