general dissatisfaction due to lack of initiative

~VelvetFish Feb 10, 2013 Student Filmographer

There are plenty of things that i could be doing that would benefit me so much more in the long run instead of spending hours fucking around on the internet. In terms of standard of living, i got lucky; came from Venezuela, a country known for its murders and political and social instability, as well as its friendly neighborhood drug cartel. Managed to immigrate to the U.S, where i'm now majoring in Animation/Film. I have so much free time, plenty of resources, and loads of opportunities to get my head in the game.

The problem; I'm in a rut. I've been drawing less than usual, and general productivity has gone way down. It's been like this for several months now, and i'm starting to get worried if i'll ever get out of this mindset.

I know i should be using this opportunity to actually get things done and use the resources given to me.

This is a complaint about a circumstance that's my own damn fault. It's my fault that my pseudo-epiphanies happen at night, where i promise i'll finally start working out, finally draw, or finally animate tomorrow. It's my fault when i finally fall asleep, i forget my promise to myself. It's my fault when i wake up in the morning, think about how hard it'll be to start doing something, and opt to start tomorrow, rationalizing that the perfect opportunity would come eventually, and that waiting will work. (and it never will)

tl;dr: I got lucky enough to be given the opportunity to get shit done and improve my life, but i can't due to me being a massive faggot.

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~MedeiaDesigns Feb 14, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Sign up for a regular activity that you can't get out of. Seriously! Activity breeds activity: if you're doing one thing, you're automatically more inclined to tackle other things as well (hence the 'best way to get something done is to tell a busy person to do it'). So sign up for an extracurricular art class, or do volunteer work, or get a part-time job if you don't have one already. When I had the feeling that there was so much to do but I just did none of it (despite being unemployed and having loads of free time because there's only so many jobs in any given week you can reply to) I volunteered to do research for a government organisation (which also happens to look good on my cv). Now I am A) in an active mindset and B) as I have less free time, the free time I do have becomes that much more precious!
Good luck getting motivated again, these things just go in ups and downs I think.

~VelvetFish Feb 14, 2013 Student Filmographer

for sure.

thanks!

~AnnHutton Feb 13, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

make a list, get things done one day at a time

~VelvetFish Feb 14, 2013 Student Filmographer

perhaps.

~LudwigvanKickass2 Feb 11, 2013 Professional Traditional Artist

I'm in a rut

I always question the validity of whether or not someone truly wants to do something when they say this. I have been stuck at certain times, but it was always that I didn't want to abandon what I was doing. I have an intense need to try and make my compositions work.

~VelvetFish Feb 11, 2013 Student Filmographer

to be honest, i'm not exactly sure what the word for it is.

~LudwigvanKickass2 Feb 12, 2013 Professional Traditional Artist

Unmotivated?

~VelvetFish Feb 12, 2013 Student Filmographer

eh, iunno. maybe. (although 'unmotivated' sounds like i'm blaming my surroundings for not motivating me enough.)

~LudwigvanKickass2 Feb 13, 2013 Professional Traditional Artist

No, it's a personal problem.

~VelvetFish Feb 13, 2013 Student Filmographer

so, how does one get motivated?

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