oh ... huh

[ysobel]

reading latest CA letter:

It sucks being a driven person with tons of ideas and heaps of motivation and no energy.

(Actually, it’s taken a long time to realize that’s what I am and why I feel so frustrated; for decades I assumed I was just lazy and unmotivated, and only recently realized if I were, I probably wouldn’t find my forced inactivity so awful.)

(https://captainawkward.com/2020/08/03/1286-how-do-i-create-good-art-when-life-is-tough-and-might-not-get-easier/)

::eyes self in contemplation::

also the thing in cap's answer about making art being valuable even if it isn't good... hm

Comments

[princessofgeeks]

It takes a lot of practice and bad art to result in good art.

Thanks for the link; that was a great column.

[jesse_the_k]

What a wonderful column!

This bit:

Are you being “a whiny navel-gazer?” I don’t think so, but say you were: Where is it written that you are never allowed to have dreams that are important to you, feel anxious about whether they will ever come true, speak honestly about how you feel, seek outside perspectives, or look inside yourself for answers? Why are you expressing that as an insult about yourself?

Particularly struck home for me.

Also letting myself be bad at making jewelry has enabled me to crank out more than 100 pieces since lockdown. Some are indeed ugly but wow there are some great ones too. Being free to do the thing has permitted me to develop skills!