First video of 2025! // early access
Added 2025-01-14 21:36:30 +0000 UTCComing to terms with some tough truths >_>
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I can relate to this. I have been guilty of getting bogged down by side stuff as well. I had to go through some of the same realizations, and I have taken specific measures. I have a short list of youtube, discord, patreon and other social media channels that I monitor. keeping up with those only takes a few hours every week. I have an a3 hand drawn roadmap with all the blocks of work on it, the project needs, on a whiteboard, in sight of where I sit to work. I frequently "clean up" my bookmarks, files, physical workspace, to store away everyting BUT the things I want to focus on now. I do allow myself to do sidetrack stuff, but with a very minimal time allowance. So what would take weeks doing full time may take months to a year on the side. That is just how it is. I allow myself to side stuff when I have done a big body of main work and need a short break. When I dive into a new body of main work, I don't do ANYTHING ELSE, until I have reached a minor milestone, at least, then take a step back, reassess what I did, perhaps take a short break and do something less demanding on the side while I plan the next step, until that plan is clear. Then I do it. I reserve a few hours at the end of the day doing EITHER something that allows me to think on the side, that doesn't lead to progress, spawn any new ideas, OR do abolutely nothing but think. It helps me clear up my brain before I got to sleep, otherwise my brain keeps working to solve the last known problem in my sleep, and that is bad for health, and leads to burnout. Some steps need more of this "cooldown time" than others, and I have to observe and plan my days in respect to that. In terms of inspiration, I look for it WHEN I need it. I look for what I need, and disregard everything else, that might also be pretty, but will lead to distraction. I do not casually browse for cool things. When I know what to do and have everything I need to do it, I enter isolation, until I am done, then resurface to share it. The internet is a great resource but it takes a lot of discipline to not get distracted/bogged down by it. Basically I had to learn to design my workspace so that this is very unlikely to happen. I think what you are going through is just a natural part of the journey, learning exactly that. The pitfalls of social media and how to avoid them as an artist are still things that the artists of today have to figure out on their own, one by one. For me a sign, that this has been achived is, that I sit at my workspace, and ther is nothing else to do BUT one thing. I hope this helps.
Djulina
2025-01-15 09:46:28 +0000 UTCTo qoute the great Ron Swanson from Parks and Rec : "Never half ass two things, whole ass one thing thing." Give your one project your 999% all♡ One reason you might be putting off your comic is because it's very dear to you. Working on it and showing it to the world can make you feel a bit odd. Soon, everyone will know the characters you have had in your mind since you were a child. Some will love them, others will rip them and your creative storytelling to sherds. It's a bit scary. But it is something we all face as creatives. I for one, as a sticker lover, am happy you are giving your comic your all and will continue to buy your stickers whenever they appear in the shop. I joined on here for Gloamingvale and comic bts so I am exicted for 2025 is going to bring. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Leaohness
2025-01-15 07:55:58 +0000 UTC
