There's something to be said in favor of working in isolation in the real world.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Being isolated and on-location can be helpful in terms of being completely dedicated to the work, but somebody like me can also be dangerous in terms of this intense sort of void that you kind of potentially fall into.
I've always been attracted to themes of isolation in my work - in my independent work and my DC work.
Work alone will efface the footsteps of work.
It's hard separating work from personal life.
I have learned that keeping my personal life outside of work is the easier, richer way to work.
I like the idea of isolation. I like the reality of it. You realize what you are... not that the knowledge is inevitably rewarding.
It's hard to spend years at a time working in total solitude with no reality-check.
However, I don't feel the world is looking over my shoulder when I am working - I never think about this at all. What I think about is trying to make my work pure, and if it is pure then it can be accessible. It is quite straight forward really.
I don't like the idea of separating life and work. That notion seems dated and a bit alien to me.
A career is all very well, but no one lives by work alone.