One of my flaws that I am most eager to ditch is getting intimidated by other artists.
When I see an artist note something similar in concept or medium that I have already attempted or planned to attempt, I give up. Even though I have shared SOME of my art, I mostly don’t.
That’s really REALLY lame of me.
Any other artists here ever get like that?
I definitely get like that with music when a favorite musician of mine comes out with what I consider to be a ground breaking track with insane sound design. I definitely get feelings of like why the fuck do I even try.
That’s exactly it. I like allow it to demotivate me. So then I will be like “well just don’t look at other art for a while and do you”, but then I’m not supporting artists and I don’t wanna be like that either 😂
Imposter syndrome ?
There always room for more than one take on anything.
Flip the perspective, use the friendly competion to lift all and inspire further.
Iron sharpens iron....
Never give up, get better, get inspired, rise through your passion.
Could very well be 🫂 that’s really good advice
nostr:npub1uwjejfyn8j0e7t0cx3ys2h4nsk83fq8a6rz7mw2a7z97mnfwvcjqcvaxfl is 💯 on this
Besides: every successful artist I know *never* feels their art is the best it can be. Yet, they keep selling. Note, this includes IG influencers & some have written books you see in book stores.
I tell all artists to have some form of art they keep to themselves. Examples: a fiber artist who does watercolors. A poet who seeks to become a 💩 poster 🤣🤣🤣
You *WILL* find your way. Knowing that you probably will never be satisfied was a key to my own happiness 🫡🫂🫂💜
Aww. Changing expectations always seems to be the answer most of my problems. If I don’t expect a feeling of satisfaction, it might not be as hard.
*pretend this is a 100 SAT zap*
“soon as I quit givin a fuck, I started to sell a bit”
I sometimes get so discouraged that I shutdown completely and then feel too embarrassed to allow myself to feel motivated.
Whenever I get that way I make a point to remind myself of things that I know are true. Like: your talent is your gift, you are an artist, you are unique, you are incomparable, you are powerful.
It’s a very empowering thing whenever I find out that people also feel like me. I need to do better with the retraining my thoughts aspect 🫂
That’s why I love nostr. It’s a chill place to be vulnerable while simultaneously learning you’re not alone in what you’re dealing with. It’s pretty cathartic.
You’re awesome even when you feel like you’re not — know that you are. It’ll help with the negative speak. 🫂🌻
Same here girl! Vulnerability is the ultimate strength and I like having those moments. Thanks for the positivity 🥰
When you judge others (positively or negatively) you also judge yourself.
Art is meant to be felt, not judged.
Ask yourself, "how can I express my most authentic self?"
Take nothing personally.
Beautifully said. And I think I needed that reminder
Publish everything and let the market decide what they value.
That’s actually a really interesting approach. I’ve thrown up a few notes that i wasn’t sure about and got a way better response than I would have expected
Oh yeah, but I know I’m early on my journey. I wholeheartedly believe in the 10,000 hour rule.
Some art requires 10,000 hours in multiple categories.
I remind myself constantly everyday to have low-time preference
I’ve never heard of that before! I’m gone try it seriously. Anything is better than just giving up
Imposter syndrome is real and most times you are your harshest critic. Small victories make huge gains in confidence. I sound like a damn motivational poster right now, but I feel like it's all true. Not an artist per se, but I can relate. You do you boo and everyone else will do themselves and it will all work out in the end. 🫂💜
I never really realized that that’s what imposter syndrome was ! I’m actually positive you’re an artist though 😂 and I’m a sucker for motivational posters. They’re 90’s office nostalgia 🫂
Having something of yourself that you want to improve is the opposite of lame, is admirable.
The good news is that frustration tolerance is trainable, the more you expose to it the less it affects you.
I'm no artist though I like to do a bit of digital sculpting and at the beginning it felt pointless to even start practicing, let alone shareing it. But the more I did it, the easier it was to deal with that feeling.
Yessss! To me humility means looking at yourself very holistically. I am a human being not a machine and I have feelings and flaws, BUT I also have a lot of good qualities like self-awareness.
I think I kind of enjoy finding the flaws because it’s something to work on. The weird art imposter syndrome thing is gonna be this week’s focus 🫂
