A disease

[Kahlua]

Hi, I'm new here and I would like to share a personal problem with you all that I think many of you recognize. It is the sickness, the sickness of distraction, the distraction of temporary pleasures from much greater causes. That great cause is in this case drawing. Smyptoms of this sickness is not only the inability to spend the time on the hard-work required to become a master, no, it is more than that.

It is also accompanied by the destructive mechanism of self-degradation and horrible self-esteem, anyone diagnosed with this sickness will see the progress and art of others as a shot straight through the heart, a piece of evidence that testifies to the devilish scheme of "you cannot do this kind of stuff, it is not about training, these people have talent, you suck and will never reach their level and at that age". It is a horrible disease indeed and its greatest claim is time because many of its victims grow out of it with a change in the environment or an increased amount of training.

I'm afraid to say that I am infected, how do I get out of this pit?

Apart from my bitter rantings, this place looks great and has a lot of awesome stuff in it, I'm sure I'll come to love it...

peace

[Chiba]

My name is Chiba and I'm a procrastaholic....

yeah i've been struggling lately with being distracted by anything (even staring at the walls seems preferable to doing the things that I actually want to do in order to achieve my goals)

I've started to have some success in drawing (and other things) by scheduling my day.

I don't know about you but I have a lot of spare time due to weird working hours and I've found that lots of spare time means lots of time to procrastinate and tell myself that i've got lots of spare time to do things later.

So i've been scheduling my time and putting in a window of time to draw everyday...that has helped me to draw on a far more regular basis.

Also, for the defeatist sorta attitude where everyone seems better than you, I have changed my attitude in two ways.
On one hand I have decided that as long as i draw every day (or fairly regularly) I don't have to produce master pieces...I simply have to draw and always try new things...slowly my work will progress...
on the other hand i look at the art here, beautiful as it is and I tell myself 'dammit i can not only do this, but I can do it better and i'll keep trying until I have reached that level'

that's all from me...hope it helps

[Kahlua]

Thank you. I think the mere fact that someone shares my situation is comforting, but what you said about procrastination applies to myself in a very high degree. I think what you said will help, thank you for the help.

[nova]

find something you love to do and do it.

[keyth]

i've totally been there dude. sometimes when that happens to me i start to predict what the future would be like if i didn't do any of the work i love to do. and that future is full of regrets.

and don't let that little demon inside your head beat you down. instead concentrate on beating the crap out of him. prove him wrong and be victorious. like android once said, "if you want something bad enough, anything is possible" (or something to that extent). it can be done.

next time you try to work on something. put on some headphones:p. try not to think about what you're doing too much if you are getting frustrated. try to loosen up a bit.

now if your problem is procrastination, dude, get out of it. you will absolutely go nowhere. i've seen it happen. try different workflows. give yourself a plan. for example, work for 1 hour, then play some vids or whatever for 15 mins, repeat. voila!!! end of procrastination.

and also, remember this, DON'T get caught up in "I want it fast, and i want it now"(been there, done that). obtaining artistic skills that so many on this site have TAKES TIME. so take your time and enjoy watching your progress.

good luck and cheers:chug:

bbrs