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ok this is gonna be a weirdly thoughtful thread but i see a Lot of other content creators on here who really struggle to stay motivated and find people to read their stuff and- well, i guess, i get it!! me too!! heres how i work through that!!
the most important part of creating is, the joy in it
creating is a truly Enormous amount of work, time, and emotional investment. its Heartbreaking to post something you worked your Ass off on and it, flops?? or even just does mediocre. anything less than what you Imagined
creating is a truly Enormous amount of work, time, and emotional investment. its Heartbreaking to post something you worked your Ass off on and it, flops?? or even just does mediocre. anything less than what you Imagined
nothing, for me, has ever killed my joy faster than when im excited and i post it and- no one really cares
it happens to all of us, it happens to me like, once a week. every gd week. so i dealt with/deal with/will continue dealing with that with a couple of things
it happens to all of us, it happens to me like, once a week. every gd week. so i dealt with/deal with/will continue dealing with that with a couple of things
one. its not about numbers
"oh well you can say that nami you have-" not in my last fandom i did not. or the one before that. or the one before that! i promise, to this day my favorite, well second favorite, thread ive ever written has three likes
"oh well you can say that nami you have-" not in my last fandom i did not. or the one before that. or the one before that! i promise, to this day my favorite, well second favorite, thread ive ever written has three likes
failure, or percieved failure, is embarrassing!! it feels bad, i feel seen and Judged even if the only one seeing or judging is ME. so in order to deal with it, i have to shift my perspective
i make stuff to make people and myself happy. i made Three people happy
i make stuff to make people and myself happy. i made Three people happy
i basically walked up to a stranger and said, "hey heres some free coffee" and they went "oh!! thank you!!" i made someones day better. i also wrote/drew/Created for Myself, i made MY day better, i made an entire THING that wouldnt have Existed without me, fucking Neat
and its not a one and done, i have to go through this silly process Constantly
im out here busy being Disappointed for,, What?? bc i didnt clear some numeric quota??? DO I LOOK LIKE A SLAVE TO THE CAPITALIST REGIME??? NO. AND NEITHER DO YOU!!!
im out here busy being Disappointed for,, What?? bc i didnt clear some numeric quota??? DO I LOOK LIKE A SLAVE TO THE CAPITALIST REGIME??? NO. AND NEITHER DO YOU!!!
two. reach out to other creators
this is a really hard one. reaching out is challenging, but its Valuable
creating by yourself in a vacuum gets Lonely, and eventually your enthusiasm and motivation just,, wanes
this is a really hard one. reaching out is challenging, but its Valuable
creating by yourself in a vacuum gets Lonely, and eventually your enthusiasm and motivation just,, wanes
by reach out i dont mean,, be extremely pushy in someones mentions or try to force friendship. thats,, wildly uncool. i mean, if you see a person you vibe with,, leave comments!! be kind!! sometimes friendship happens, sometimes it doesnt, but either way you focused on kindness
for me, when im focused on the Joy of fandom and the sheer Fun of making things in tandem with the amazing people surrounding me,, i feel amazing, and energized, if you Do make friends you get to hype each other and make au's in ur dms. fandom is a Community, isolation sucks!!
three. stop comparing yourself
this is the ugly underbelly of the above
this ones fucking hard. i do it all the time âoh they write so much faster than meâ âoh people like them more than meâ âoh theyre-â
who, is profiting off of this?? bc it certainly isnât you
this is the ugly underbelly of the above
this ones fucking hard. i do it all the time âoh they write so much faster than meâ âoh people like them more than meâ âoh theyre-â
who, is profiting off of this?? bc it certainly isnât you
when i get into cycles of this, where i think about creating and then i think about how everyone likes everyone else better than me, and then i think about how bad i am and-
i delete twitter.
no, really. i delete the entire app
i delete twitter.
no, really. i delete the entire app
these kind of cycles often come from the Constant exposure to the pressure of social media, and if i cant be healthy about it, i take it away
i keep it gone until i stop reaching for it every time i have a vaguely unique thought, it usually takes a few days
i keep it gone until i stop reaching for it every time i have a vaguely unique thought, it usually takes a few days
all of these kinds of processes are cyclical, but there more you recognize them and where theyâre coming from, the easier it is to nip it in the bud before it even begins. i try not to wait until im laying in bed at three pm in yesterdays clothes with mcdonalds
whether youâre neurodivergent or not feeling worthless is really terrible, and while i love to create getting into this mindset is unfortunately easy and it takes real self care to notice you feel Bad and STOP
i cant resist the temptation, so i delete the app
i cant resist the temptation, so i delete the app
four. dont overcommit
u know when u think ab making smthing and ur like, im gonna write a whole BOOk, do a SERIES of drawings, gonna ILLUSTRATE-
slow down my guy, the best way to succeed in big projects? start with small ones
u know when u think ab making smthing and ur like, im gonna write a whole BOOk, do a SERIES of drawings, gonna ILLUSTRATE-
slow down my guy, the best way to succeed in big projects? start with small ones
my threads are 3-5k words, theyâre objectively Short. it can take me Literal Months to choke them out sometimes. especially if, god forbid, i feel pressured or if i have too many wips or- i get STRESSED and when im stressed i start avoiding the cause of it: creating
creating is, in theory, supposed to be relaxing
like once in a blue moon if you glimpse a unicorn in its light is it Actually relaxing
normally im sitting here for four hours playing the same song on repeat staring at a blinking cursor for one sentence
like once in a blue moon if you glimpse a unicorn in its light is it Actually relaxing
normally im sitting here for four hours playing the same song on repeat staring at a blinking cursor for one sentence
but i start small, because i have found that if you finish One thing suddenly completion is,, Achievable. if i can do this, i can do this next thing, i Can and then you DO and then the next one is EASIER
so i set rules for myself, i can have two wipâs at once, one bigger one thatâs gonna take me awhile, and usually a smaller one that i started randomly at 2am to putter on when im stuck and frustrated on the longer one. any more and i get decision fatigue and BOOM. AVOIDANCE.
if you get Great Ideas and youâre ENTHUSIASTIC, well, same, i have a folder of these ideas and no pressure to complete them. sometimes its a spark that flies out, other times once im done with my current project i find that spark Wont leave me and thats my next project
but i dont post about it, and i dont get overexcited thinking OH I CAN WRITE EVERY IDEA and i dont drop what im doing for it,, bc then i have fifteen wipâs and im stressed and- you see where this is going. everyoneâs different, but this works for me
five. make what youâre excited about
some of my most popular threads have NO right being as well liked as they are and i have a theory ab this, i think that when Youâre excited, it shines through in what youâre doing
some of my most popular threads have NO right being as well liked as they are and i have a theory ab this, i think that when Youâre excited, it shines through in what youâre doing
popularity feels Tempting. itâs like, maybe if i make something about namjoonâs tiddy i will be LOVED and if i am LOVED i am WORTHY, so i must-
but if u dont care ab the tiddy it wont WORK. scrap that shit, make what you care about or youll give up halfway through and be Mad
but if u dont care ab the tiddy it wont WORK. scrap that shit, make what you care about or youll give up halfway through and be Mad
so i wont do it. i write about what i like and sometimes people like it and sometimes they kind of dont, see the rest of this thread for when they dont, but when they DO, THE ULTIMATE SEROTONIN. now you get to talk ab and make things for a thing you LOVE, hell YEAH WINS ONLY
if you force yourself to stick with things you feel,,, just okay about, then youâll get burned out, feel pressure to keep making something you dont love, constantly yearn for what you do,,, and eventually give up
the maybe moment of âsuccessâ isnt worth it
the maybe moment of âsuccessâ isnt worth it
i guess all this to say, creativity is something that you nurture and take care of, itâs a part of You, so be kind to yourself, go drink some damn water, and dont be afraid to take a break from twitter you really do need sunlight sometimes
WAIT, ADDENDUM FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE
six. sometimes. you just wont make anything. and thats fine
no, nope, shhhh, no excuses, its Literally fine. you arent a robot, you have a life thats Also important, and sometimes u just wanna play genshin
That. Is. Fine.
six. sometimes. you just wont make anything. and thats fine
no, nope, shhhh, no excuses, its Literally fine. you arent a robot, you have a life thats Also important, and sometimes u just wanna play genshin
That. Is. Fine.
ok that is all thank u for coming and i hope whatever youre working on right now has one of those unicorn nights soon
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