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The most popular cliches about being an artist is the starving and tortured artists.
It’s sometimes over glorified/ romanticized but it does help to cope when you’re both. 🤣
Last issue we talked about finishing projects. This week we talk about what happens when your mind goes against you.
Anyways how do we be creative and do projects when you don’t even have the will to live.
I got youuuu.
Your Brain isn’t broken, just built differently.
Trick Yourself.
So when I’m low and don’t have the will to live.
I call it research and write it down.
USE YOUR EMOTIONS AS INSPIRATION.
When Eminem was bullied he didn’t fight his bully he roasted him.
He picked up a thesaurus.
But that goes to every feeling. Feel it deeply.
That way when you’re normal you can take inspiration from that emotion.
Psychosis cool write it down.
Great notes for when writing a horror.
Depressed, write what it feels like.
Heartbroken write a short story tragedy.
A lot of artists know how to invoke certain emotions. But why do that when you can feel it now.
Don’t numb it. Don’t hide from it. Embrace it.
(I know it’s easier said than done.)
The point is to just study the emotion.
What if you’re too depressed.
But what happens if you don’t see the point in anything.
When depression starts giving creative notes like.
“Nobody cares.”
“You’re untalented”
“This project is pointless.”
“You should lie down and reconsider existence.”
Well it’s about getting those creative juices flowing.
Think back when you were a kid. You just made stuff to make it.
Sure it was nice when people liked it.
But you didn’t do it for validation.
You did it as an expression.
It should be cathartic and therapeutic.
You can do that while depressed by lowering your expectations and focusing on small, low pressure art/ actions instead of finishing a masterpiece.
I was depressed, so I made poem that turned into a song that turned into a music video.
Not because I magically defeated it. This isn’t one of those stories where I drank water, took a walk, and suddenly became sponsored by Nike. (lol)
Check it out here. https://x.com/Cli_Chey/status/2098635228193378345?s=20
Old me thought:
“I just need to be tougher.”
“I just need more discipline.”
“I just need to stop being dramatic.” (lol)
New me?
We learning: We need better systems.
So I’m rebuilding in public.
Loser to legend. One patch at a time.
Loser logging off.
Legend loading…
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