The Grind

I just try to stick to RP that I enjoy and avoid RP that I don't.

Turn down work that seems too time consuming. A pretty common phrase that gets tossed around also would be "I'm going to be out of Central for a while" AKA, I'm not going to be playing Sindome, so don't count on me for anything.

Also, I would say if certain part of your character's existence is feeling grindy to you, just abandon it. Create an IC drive for your character to do things that you personally find more entertaining. It is a game, after all, make sure it's fun for you, not just profitable for your character.

All wonderful responses. Thanks. Sometimes I feel like either my PC can't turn down the job for IC personality reasons, or IC goals. It may be that though I thought originally how I wanted to play the game isn't where I've experienced the most fun. I may need to rethink the jobs I take. But, maybe I can see if my PC can find an IC motivation to pass parts of the jobs off to immy's, or possibly try and see if I can find motivations to change where they think their goals are at.

This is a great topic. Since cyberpunk often revolves a lot about how much money a character does or doesn't have, I think it's perfectly natural for it to feel like a second job at times -- especially if your character is becoming overworked!

On the one hand, it's lovely to have more RP thrown at you than you have time for. I remember when I first came, I struggled to find RP a little bit and then something happened and BAM, I could easily play 12 hours a day if I wanted to get to everything. On the other hand, I think it's important to remember that Sindome is a game that you chose/choose to play for your own enjoyment. I don't think anything you're choosing for enjoyment should feel like a grind.

Allow this to be an opportunity for character growth. Maybe your character agreed to do something when things were slow; now they're not slow and they need to reconsider what's important to them and tell others to fuck right the hell off (your mileage may vary on how good of an idea that is). In the end, as others have said, chose the RP you want to spend time on and either ignore or get out of the RP you don't. I would hate for players to quit because they were feeling like the game was no longer a game.

Typically housing costs are one of the biggest "grindy" motivating factors. There are IC ways around this, and there's also membership, which grants a bit of breathing room.

I had extremely limited playtime when I first started, so I chose an activity that I could enjoy, even if other players weren't around. See if you can "find your happy" in a similar way.

Nothing wrong with a break either. Actually, taking a break can increase your fun, because people may have more biz for you when you're around less, you can pick and choose, which feels cool.