Re: Git Gud
May. 4th, 2019 09:49 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rynlingON THE OTHER HAND. I'm probably never going to be "good enough," so honestly, I might as well just do what I want and make sure I'm taking care of myself in the process.
I know myself well enough to know that I don't have any innate talent, so the important thing is to sit down and do the work. At the same time, I don't want to push myself too far, because I know there's not going to be any payoff for going the extra mile. Slow and steady might not actually win the race, but it has a significantly lower risk of injury.
For me right now, this means that I work on both writing and art every day for at least ten minutes each. I know ten minutes doesn't sound like a long period of time, but I've begun to realize that I will never really have free time - I have to be aggressive and make it for myself. If I'm lucky, I will start working and magically be filled with inspiration; but, since there's no reward for sacrifice, I think it's also important not to push myself too far out of my comfort zone.
I know myself well enough to know that I don't have any innate talent, so the important thing is to sit down and do the work. At the same time, I don't want to push myself too far, because I know there's not going to be any payoff for going the extra mile. Slow and steady might not actually win the race, but it has a significantly lower risk of injury.
For me right now, this means that I work on both writing and art every day for at least ten minutes each. I know ten minutes doesn't sound like a long period of time, but I've begun to realize that I will never really have free time - I have to be aggressive and make it for myself. If I'm lucky, I will start working and magically be filled with inspiration; but, since there's no reward for sacrifice, I think it's also important not to push myself too far out of my comfort zone.
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Date: 2019-05-05 04:13 pm (UTC)I FEEL THIS SO HARD.
Like at the end of the day, I'm all like, "Fuck it, I do what I want." Also establishing and maintaining a daily routine with creativity is so much work. Probably as much work as self-care. I do think there's something to be said about routine vs sporadically working on stuff. I know last year when I made it my goal to post something at least every month, I grew as a writer because of it (or at least I like to think so).
Whatever route you choose, I'll be flailing pompoms for you.