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@emyss
Hey Marco! Hope your day is going well and it's not too late to ask here hehe My question for you, is how do you deal with art-block? Or, another way of asking I guess, how do you stop yourlf from burning out when it comes to art? Thank you and have the very best day xx
Marco Bucci
Hi Emyss! The way I do it is I try not to overburden myself with personal assignments. Art block seems to be a function of stress or anxiety, so if I can clear my mind, it really helps put me in a creative place. I try to focus on one task at a time. If I'm making a YouTube video, for example, all my creative energy goes there. And anything I do counts: maybe one day I record a whole demo, but another day I just write 2 sentences of script. Both count as progress! Don't treat yourself harshly if you didn't make huge artistic strides. Just take another crack at it tomorrow, (knowing that we're lucky to be in a place where we can be reasonably sure we have tomorrow as yet another day to try.) This is also how I avoid burnout: but having focused tasks. I can't do 10 projects at once. Well, I can, but all 10 will be compromised. If I do 1 project at once, it gets all my devotion and thought, which always serves in its favor! Also, if a project isn't working, give yourself permission to take a day to try and solve it. But after that, if you haven't made any progress on fixing it, put it away and move onto another one. I learned this, incidentally, by reading books. I used to think I had to finish a novel when I picked it up, as some sort of achievement. Now I'm like...if I'm bored, I'm putting that novel down and picking up another one. So, one thing at a time, count every single thought and contribution as good progress, and try to solve a problem, but recognizing that sometimes the solution is to move on. Oh, and know that you're in this for the long run, and over time your body of work will just grow and grow, to the point where nobody will think you've ever suffered art-block!
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