"It doesn't matter if people like the thing, it doesn't matter if people even know about the thing, it just matters that you have done the thing" - love this message.
Art doesn't have value because of how many people see it. But because of how many people couldn't have created what you can. And everything you can do, is completely, and wholly unique.
Nobody caring can actually be a good thing because it gives you the time and space to practice and improve without pressure. Getting good at something takes patience and dedication, and this quiet phase is where the real growth happens! Create art for the love of creating, whatever that art may be. If money weren’t a factor, I’d still be painting-probably even more! I’d give my work to people who truly loved it because sharing my art brings me joy. Honestly, I wish I didn’t have to charge for it. Well, technically I don’t *have* to, but you know... I need to make a living, and this is the skill I’ve worked hard to hone. I really enjoyed your video and your message. I hope more artists see it
I had a semi-realization of this when posting online, i do digital and traditional art but something that had begin to sink in was the fact i was trying to pump out all this art and slowly twisting it to an art style that was popular to just look at the likes. when posting i even stopped posting my traditional art pieces and went digital because i never had to worry about camera quality or lighting, which shouldn't matter but it did to me because it wasn't "appealing" enough in what i believed a viewer would like. I'm still working on some things with this but i take breaks and step back when i see a problem, not always and i'm still learning but i'm finding more of the heart of my art. There is some things i would like people to hear if you hadn't heard these things: I don't know how many might struggle with something i also found difficult to realize but fanart is is still art. Comparing yourself to a bigger creator who also does fanart your trying to mimic for purely the attention is only going to go downhill for yourself, your passion and love is what made it beautiful. Maybe if your someone who might not mimic other creators but struggle with hearing others pash you or another person and not consider it real art is flat out lies and untrue. and i never attended art school but i hear of people there getting teachers who will not accept fanart or anime, it's hard being told something like that because it comes from a personal part within. Maybe your someone who struggles with both, but regardless, doing what you love is never a waste of time. This doesn't just apply to fanart. You might have these things or perhaps something different, maybe this but have more added on, maybe your someone who finds it hard to show off art. maybe your someone who wants to do realism. animation. anime. plants. portraits. dogs. buildings. youtube. bring to life your own characters or a world or a number of other things, do the thing even if it isn't art in the context i give, if you love it and aren't forcing yourself into a unhappy place or fitting a mold others set for you than you are where you need to be. And thank you jinas for giving others something they might've needed to hear, in highs or lows, it's important to remember why we create and i believe your message is a beautiful reminder of just that
It's been two months since I stopped making art. IA absolutely destroyed my confidence since no one is buying commissions anymore, on top of having to fight to justify prices or finding an artistic job. I'm not motivated anymore, and that breaks my heart. This video popped at the right time.
AI SUCKS. but please remember, friend, AI can’t make ART. ART is a human endevour. people are flocking towards the shinny new AI because it’s instantaneous, effective and cheap, but they don’t realize it’s soulless. my hope is, one day we as a society will wake up and realize. art is there to be filled with passion, to teach us about human nature, something a language model can’t do. this is as good as it gets for it, it can’t get much better than this because it has topped it’s capabilities, it’s constricted, limited, by its own design. maybe something will come to replace it, an actual intelligence, but it will still not be human. i believe human beings, at our core, are irreplaceable and i keep hope in my heart that we will notice it. stay strong during these hopeless times. a lot of people are pushing back against this madness. humans, ART, are not replaceable things, and not everything is made in the name of efficiency and profit.
@A.H._ I know, but *most * people don't want art, they want pictures of their OCs, universes, generated storyboards, whole animations done in 5 minutes instead of months. It's as simple as that.
@@HNblaz yeah, i know, which is depressing. that’s why i keep hope that this tide will change. the population that wants AI images for personal use (like OCs) will maybe never go back… at least most. but i think that if people want things for commercial use (i mean, even posting online as an influencer) they’ll start using more humans, if not for the moral, ethical or artistic perspective, because they’ll receive backlash. at least that’s what i cling on to. we can’t let this rubbish world take us down. when we lose our hope, when we stop making art, that’s when generative AI wins. we need to reclaim our humanity. please forgive me for my unsolicited advice, but maybe it’s time to log off, to reconnect to why you make art, to ignore AI for a while. that won’t solve everything, maybe it won’t even solve a thing, but hopefully it will remind you what’s so amazing about making art. you’re a human being, you make art in spite of adversity, maybe even because of it. we truly live dystopian times, it feels so incredibly weird to even type this comment. but for better or worse, i can’t lose hope or else i’ll get drowned by the despair. maybe it’s naive to think we will be able to come back from this mess, but it helps me.
@@A.H._ I'm french and sadly here, most influencers use IA nowadays, and no one bats an eye :( there are people not happy about it but it's a minority. Comments are full of people telling you to "adapt". It's actually hard to adapt when you've been doing that for over 10 years... Also my own friends got their job taken away from IA so it's definitely terrifying I'm trying to reconnect with art, but I started to connect with people, not that much for myself. So it's hard when you notice less and less people connect with each other through art. So... For now I stopped. Tried a sketch for a friend after watching this video, felt bad and worthless. Friend was happy though, so I'm happy about it. But I had no fun doing it
I feel you but the only thing i can say is that i stopped doing art for years and now i feel like i lost years of passion and practice so now i try to do art for myself first and i try to share some of it through youtube even if no one cares it's going to be like a memory gallery for me because now I'm loving the process i just hope i can be more motivated in the future. That's why i felt i need to reply to you comment because I feel the frustration from time to time and at those times i need some positivity. Donc bonne chance et bon courage.
Just *doing it* for myself has enriched my life so much. I see things differently, I speak differently, I'm more excited about art I see, I'm more forgiving of artists' mistakes, I'm less cynical. It's great.
I needed this. I have always wanted to write and I just got accepted on a mentorship programme to get support and this is the push I needed to just go into it scared. Thank you
I'm so happy this video came to me, it made me realize that I haven't been allowing myself to feel proud of the things I create. You also helped me realize that I've had a negative way of how I should be viewing my own creations, which is that being proud of everything I make is equal to me being conceited and full of myself, and the only way to ensure that I'm not conceited is for other people to give me the validation instead. It's like a toxic way of staying humble, which ultimately has been hindering me more than anything. Maybe others can relate to that too. Thank you for your message to us creatives who've been struggling ^_^
Genuinely enjoyed this video so much. It's made me realize I've prioritized the idea of how my art and ideas will be received by others. And that has stopped me from exploring or doing the thing I really want to do. Thank you for this video and all thr great messages within it!
I really need to hear this . I'm in a dark place mentally rn when I cannot let myself be happy even with all the people supporting me ..I'm chasing external validation and overlook the support I already have .I need to slow down a little
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and creating this video!! I'm echoing a lot of many other commentors, but I'm grateful to have come across your channel at the right time ☺ I've always had a few creative hobbies that I really enjoy and wanted to put more time into, but really struggled to get my mindset on the right track of "why do I bother to create?" "what if nobody cares?" and it wasn't until last year that I began to crawl out of that spiral and remember... oh my goodness. I just really enjoy creating things. I love to experiment and create for the sake of creating - and that's what's the most important! How did I let this passion slip through my fingers... why was I so caught up with the external reception and validation for so long? But I suppose it came hand-in-hand with being burnt out at my day job and thus, spending my after work hours doom scrolling and letting the comparisons and "the grass is greener on the other side" get to me 😂 So thank you for this reassuring and encouraging video! You've put all the thoughts in my head into clear and more powerful words, and shared many helpful reminders, and I feel very motivated after watching this! I actually came from one of your previous videos and +1 subscriber here! Looking forward to what you share next :)
Empty castles Walking in the rain Walking fast-head down No castles in Spain No pretty flowers, no night on the town Don’t look up-don’t look around Can’t lose if you don’t play So many moments denied No precious gems - no rings of gold So many tears uncried Stories untold No need to take back what wasn’t said Can’t lose if you don’t play So many words unspoken So many letters unwritten Unsigned - unread Empty enveloppes instead It’s the hurt of a stare that you do not own Can’t lose if you don’t play Walking in the rain Walking fast-unkind weather No champagne No pretty flowers, no forever It’s the pain of a word that overreached Can’t lose if you don’t play No castles in Spain No dreamy fountain No kneeling down for you Head down - I loved you Play, laugh, love, hurt, cry, touch, kneel Never lasts longer than forever
This was a very helpful message for me as I slog through the ending portion of book that I am struggling with and wanting to put down! You've reignited my passion!
One of the best video on creativity i have ever watch, what you say confort me a lot, during the last two year i have made 5 album that very few people still listening, then i decide in june to stop making music, and I began to see time after time that I was missing something until I understood that it was making music, I've been making music again for about a week now, that's why i'm so glad to have seen your video, i wish you the best for your creation
Honestly thank you so much for this video. I had a similar message when it comes to my own digital/traditional art (and even language learning). Even though I know I needed to improve I always ended up comparing myself to the best mangakas, Manhua artists and comic illustrators possible. This video reminded me to stay true to myself. I really enjoy creating my own art that I can say it's mine. I do want to create a legacy yes but I also want to make myself happy hence why I always keep my older sketchbooks. It reminds me of my process throughout the years.
I clicked bc i was curious about what book youre reading in your thumbnail, but stayed bc i also struggle with my own art AND have realized that i still rly care about how im perceived. Ty for making this video >< also! I like your voice!
this was genuinely such an eye-opening video, your vibes and how well spoken you are are immaculate!!! random huge yap incoming: i'm a visual artist, drawing is my thing, and recently ive hit a block where i just. saw these artists my age and younger than me who are better at me in art, like their anatomy, shading, all that? top tier. i was competitive for a bit with some artist friends my age, whenever they showed me their art, in the back of my mind i hoped that i'd still be "better" than them. im still trying to crawl out that mindset, and this video helped a LOT in putting what im trying to work on into words. ive got a lot of followers on twitter, but they followed me for art of a certain fandom. so... when i switched fandoms, all my new art basically flopped lol. i kinda wish i could just, get rid of all those inactive followers because having that large following behind my profile with interactions that arent to scale feel weird LOL. on the other hand i'm working on a project on my oc references and im currently writing a huge google doc of their lore. probably 2 people will read it. me, and my closest friend. (been 3 months now on and off because of school? not even halfway done lolol). in the end, im happy to create. just the process of making my thoughts physical- whether in words or a drawing, is fulfilling when looking back at what i have done. hell, even making this huge ass comment isn't really for anyone to read, just again, turning thoughts into words is refreshing :]
I'm glad I found this video. I'm always struggling with "what my passion is" bc I like doing a lot of types of art. But thinking "what am I willing to fail at over and over again" is a great way to narrow that down. thanks!
Jina's wisdom is unmatched 🔥🔥🔥 Edit: aside from trying to write novels, I'm trying to create my own music; and wanting to learn to sing so much to bring it to life better. But I *can't sing* and the thought of trying, especially being around other people 24/7, is embarrassing. What would they think of it? I know I'll sound like garbage at first, but I'll never get anywhere if I don't try. My brain likes to tell me that I'd be made fun of, whether jokingly or not. And that's scary. It's not like learning an instrument separate to myself, my body, such as a guitar or piano. It's a lot more personal. But then there's that reminder of "*who actually cares if you do it or not?*". Maybe it's all just in my head and it doesn't even matter if I suck and people hear it. anyway, I forgot where I was going but I still want to post this...💀
My advice would be to gain some confidence by taking singing lessons... you'll be surprised what you actually can do . and you don't have to put yourself out there in the beginning. It's one step at a time lol
I feel like I’ve found that out about myself. I keep pushing myself to improve my art for the sake of validation. It’s an issue I’ve always had with my art, and I just can’t seem to sweep it off. I want create for myself but there’s always that desire to gain something else from it
Thanks so much for this. The way you explained it made it much easier for me to realize how you’re supposed to love making art. I like drawing, but I need extra money so I’ve been obsessed with how can I make something good to sell. I’m starting over as of today and focusing on finding what I love to do
So motivating! Thank you ✨🧡 I will instantly go back to my writing project now, you gave me a lot of energy 😍 And this new book of yours sounds so interesting!!
Making art is all about process, not product. The monetization of art can often prevent people from the therapeutic act of creating. It’s like a singer humming in private. There’s no audience, there’s no money, no praise. Just the process, and every singer loves singing. It’s for the love of the process.
thank you so much for this. i just watched a Scroll Deep video covering meta creating ai profiles meant to generate engagement on social media (and advertise, of course), and this sort of videos are exactly what we need right now, when some try to use literal robots just to creat an illusion of validation and make numbers go. we need these messages to acknowledge and accept the fact that what makes our creations important isnt how many people see it, but rather how much of ourselves we put in it anyway lovely day to anyone reading this!!
I really needed this going into the new year, I have lots of plans with my art and it can get a bit disappointing when it doesn't get noticed. I would see art mutuals of mine with 50k followers and feel a bit down cause I am nowhere near there. But its really the process itself that I enjoy and should enjoy going through the year so I can improve for myself.
I sometimes really miss the time were I just drew because I wanted to and no one saw the stuff I made aside from my parents and my artteacher (because yes, I am old enough to remember we didn’t had Internet so you couldn’t really share your stuff 😆). Though I still love to create my art I also feel the want that others interact with it. I want others to recognize it. They don’t even have to like it, but at least interact with it in any way (saying what doesn’t work and I can do better is also important, I want to grow after all). But there are just so many people out there who are creative and share it and it’s easy to get swallowed by it. I am drawing since over 25 years and never got on a painting more than 9 or 10 interactions (usually around 3). While I will never stop creating it is still sad that the effort isnt valued and even worth a comment. I made it a habit to scroll through art accounts every day for 10-15 minutes and write comment to everything I like. Artists need to motivate each other
Absolutely this! I found going on cara has made every like mean something to me. Everyone feels so nice there 🥹 Nonetheless, supporting other artists will eventually lead to a connection, a community of support. I'll try my best...
Thank you so much for this encouraging message. Art is such a difficult discipline, the sacrifices, the suffering (physical and psychological), the determination, the motivation, the discipline... I draw and sometimes I stop drawing for a while, but lately, I told myself that I had to go all the way to do what I want to do. Art requires us to almost abandon ourselves to it to fully embrace it and accept its boldness. But this acceptance is a conscious letting go because the only thing we can control is what we do day by day, to continue without doing without worrying about time, to persevere despite the lows. In a way, art is also a construction of ourselves because it teaches us that our greatest enemy is not others, but ourselves and the way we think/react. That's why art is beautiful: it's the sweat of all your efforts that lead to an incredible result that only the most valiant will have succeeded in producing. Despite the belittling, despite the disregard, the word that often comes back at these moments is: "I must not give up".
I love and appreciate your honesty. This video was just what I needed to hear today. For the past few weeks I’ve been pondering the idea of narrowing down and streamlining my hobbies. I am a very curious person with multiple interests so I’ve tried so many hobbies over the years including ceramics, sewing, singing, chi Qong, learning Japanese, crochet, tapestry making, pasta making. What I realize from this video is that I should spend more of my time doing the things I enjoy just for the sake of doing them instead of things that bring me validation from others. Im much happier lately since I chose to focus on one or two things that I enjoy most instead of trying to be an expert at all the things I admire or enjoy. This video helped me to decide which of those interests deserves my attention right now. Thank you so much! ❤
Even though my thinking and views already align with your points, it made me happy to watch and hear all this put into words :) its great that you are helping people keep all this mind as it is very important for anyone interested in creating something that they care about, keep it going everyone!
The issue isnt about others carring. What maters is if you as an artist cares about your art. Thats the hard part. Most people burn out and simply stop caring. They stop thinking its important. I kniw i make good art - both visually and musically - but, ive just got bored and lost desire.
I really needed to hear this. Sometimes I forget my endeavors are for myself. I really just want to create something I would've liked so much it changed my perception of art. I don't want approval from others. Sometimes I forget that it's okay to be "selfish" when it comes to art. Great video btw!
Hey Jina, this video honestly felt like just the thing that I've needed! I'm very sorry I'm going to use this comment section to springboard into my own experiences haha, but after being let go from a job at a hospital in April, I decided I didn't want to do something I disliked, and so I set off to write my very first novel: I finished it this December after my parents allowed me the leeway to remain with them as long as I proved my writing could get me somewhere. It's a very precarious situation as you can tell. I'm from a very small country in the Americas and creative jobs like the film studies degree I got don't really exist, and so it feels like for me, life has been hanging on by a thread. I know well that my writing is my passion, and I am more than invested in making this my career path! But it's become difficult. I've only now started my editing, and I've hired a semi-professional editor friend of mine to assist. With his help I've trimmed down my fantasy novel to be more within range, and by all means all I need to do now is to start querying for agents and hope that one of them finds my pitch worth considering! The difficult part, however, is the future. I'm not expecting to be as lucky as the romantasy writers who are able to self-publish and make millions off of it, but it is frightening to think of whether my art/book is going to have an impact or not. I'm freshly 27 yet I still feel like I'm fumbling my way through the world. Your video is inspiring and has assuaged me of many of my fears, and I think you're going to be a great writer (I read the first 10 pages of VHF and it kept me hooked from beginning to end!) and a great example to follow. Hopefully we can both become known figures in the industry in the future haha! Would love to meet a fellow writer on the other side of success!
thank you for this video, i redrew my silly 6th grade original character while watching. even if everyone thinks my art is dumb, i'll always love it. art is the expression of my soul.
i remember this one time i felt completely stuck, like no matter what i did, life just wasn’t moving forward. i tried everything-manifestation journals, vision boards, all that stuff-but it felt like i was missing something. then i stumbled across this book, Vibrations of Manifestation by Alex Lane, and it hit different. it wasn’t just about manifesting; it was about understanding the energy i was putting out into the world. honestly, it changed everything. if you’re feeling stuck too, you might want to check out this book.
a while back, i hit a point where i felt like everything was out of my control. i kept wondering why other people seemed to get what they wanted while i was stuck in the same place. then i came across this book called Vibrations of Manifestation by Alex Lane. i wasn’t expecting much, but the way it explains the connection between your energy and the life you create? it blew my mind. it’s not just a book, it’s like a blueprint for turning your life around.
This video was recommended at the perfect time!! I love seeing people talk about their passions and creativity. Im definitely going to revisit this video whenever I need a reminder to keep going with the things I care about 💕
Thank you I’ve been really bummed out today because I’m on the outs on a niche fandom I’m in and it sucks to create pro quality art and not get any likes and see people get more likes for a silly statement without any artwork attached. ❤ but I create for myself things I want to see I know no one else will make
When you speak, you sound a lot like a friend of mine that I haven't seen in a minute. Made me nostalgic. Anyways, I'll comment on the video. I watched a video recently about interacting with the videos we watch more intentionally. So, I wanted to talk about passion and creating art since your video got me thinking about my passions. Two specific things came to my head: Making music and learning Spanish. These two skills come to my mind because of my varying confidence levels in both of those abilities. For music, I've been playing music on and off for 17 years, which is crazy when I type it out like that. Regardless, I've put in many hours in my classes and on my own to be a decent player. After you consume enough art and it makes up a big part of your life, you eventually want to make it yourself. I've tried multiple times, but playing music is only one part of writing music. The other part is trusting your instincts and make choices that will lead to a good song. I struggle as a writer because I don't have much experience doing it, so now I'm stuck in the weeds of writing poetry that sucks imo. I have ONE poem that I thiink is good, so I'm working with it to try to make ONE song that I can be proud of. On the other hand, I've never had a great relationship with Spanish. Growing up as a Latino who wasn't taught the language, growing up with calling my dad as a response to hearing Spanish, I can say that encountering the language triggers my fight or flight response, which sucks. I've still put in many hours into learning the language, making strides, and becoming more comfortable with the knowledge, but when you're learning any skill, you have to engage with the community EVENTUALLY. And it's still terrifying. I worked so hard, but I still don't believe I can do it. When people approach me, I freeze. I can't understand them. I can't build a sentence. Unlike with music, I have a very strained relationship with Spanish, and only VERY recently, as in the last month or so, I've made steps to feel more confident. I've got a long way to go, but I KNOW I can do this. Part of me wants to hit the books more, just spend time studying to convince myself I know Spanish, but that's not gonna make me feel better if my stomach sinks to my feet every time I hear or speak Spanish.
So many great points! As a visual artist i am constantly comparing. I don't love my art, most of the time i don't even like it. Im in an arts boarding school and people all around me are so talented. Its hard not to (compare). Im learning so much though and i'm trying to stay optimistic. Im lonely, frustrated, and often dranied of creativity. Just being here is a blessing, i don't feel deserving of it. I see myself as the worst in my class, if i see a piece i dont like from someone else, i get happy; and i hate that! Its all a process and i am so thankful for this video for helping it along.
i was going to make a video like this so im glad youtube recommended me someone who already did, i see so many ppl quitting art for the wrong reasons like not getting enough likes or follows, when art should never be done with the mindset of likes or follows, but instead with fun, passion, love, thats why many of us did art as kids, before social media was a thing.
i remember this one night i was scrolling aimlessly, feeling like i had hit rock bottom. it felt like nothing i wanted was ever going to happen for me. i don’t know why, but i clicked on this link about the book Vibrations of Manifestation by Alex Lane, and something about it drew me in. the more i read, the more i felt like it was written just for me. it’s wild how much a single book can change your perspective.
you have to be your own fan, I was drawing not to impress but really because this was the only thing that I would always do/ decide on myself and keep gravitating and spending time with, I did not even have the right paper and I would still draw in my school notes on lined gridded paper etc or printing paper. Later on I realized this is sth. I do not to impress people, but it comes so natural to me. It took me years to even open an art account on insta, because I did not really care what others thought of my art. I started the account a few months ago, because I want to share my art because I believe it will find the right people, even if its just 5 people or people from my uni asking for my account, I see there is genuine interest. This makes me happy, to be immersed in sth. that I do not to appear cool, but because I can't do sth else giving me that same joy/ focus/ fulfillment (despite being "good" in sth. else) .
You have to remind yourself that you're first doing your art to feed your soul. But try to find a life balance. And just be proud to try. Don't take yourself too serious, do your best.
As an eccentric Artist with bipolar I was so drawn to this video title. I have been posting all different drawing styles since I joined RUclips and was looking for verification as to whether I am worthy or not. I’ve given up on the idea of success and will continue to post whatever my warped mind can think of. I don’t care anymore. Great video ❤
Pretty funny for me to see this video after the end of the 2024. I've spended like the last 20 years on my life writing, sacrificing a lot of things for this passion, but the last year a combination of things made me think that I should probably stop. I genuinely started thinking that writing was just something that I should drop because it was hard sometimes to keep going and a lot of external things forced me in that direction. It's hard when you work for something that others never notices, even worse if people acts in a superficial way. It makes you feel like you're waisting your time and you're acting in a childish way when you just should growing up an be honest with yourself. So yes, I've literrally written nothing for the entire 2024, trying to focus only on work and social life. The result? I felt terribile because the urgency of writing, fantasizing about novel etc.. turned me into a toxic person. I was costantly bored, confused and angry, feeling like nothing in my life was worth. So here I am now, I'm writing again and I can't be more happy, even if no one notices it. It's hard to descrive the feeling, but you did it well in this video. It's always hard making art and the period where we live makes it look even more disturbing. You constantly see people ignoring the possibility of enjoy something, always drained by social medias or manipulated by corporations. You notice that you live in the wrong country and what you do would probably never be noticed and several more things that could make you think you should stop what you're doing.
Huhuhuhu this message is so important to me :c especially with how almost everything has become a numbers game that i personally fall into that mindset and not just create because i actually want to and i love doing so. so i really appreciate this video of yours! such a timely reminder. thank you 🥹
I am 29 years old. All my siblings are quite a bit older than me and because of that and the fact my mom is a boomer I grew up on a bunch of culture from the 1960s to the 90s and 2000s, one thing I have noticed is that people are far more afraid of being "embarrassing" or "cringe" today than in the past. There are so many classic music videos that simply would not be made today because people would be scared of being mocked. My favourite example is Eye of the Tiger by Survivor. All the men in that band from today's perspective are a bunch of nerds. And don't get me wrong, they probably were ridiculed by people back then but it didn't matter because social media didn't exist. I feel like people are far less earnest and that charm that existed back then is just gone. So to anyone who reads this please listen to Jina. Negative feedback sucks but you can learn to deal with it. Let's recreate that world where we could create art and not care if people think it's cringe or whatever. Let's create and have fun.
This reminds me so much of a Marylin Manson song 15 "This time I wont hesitate to kill to protect what I believe in" Amazing song. Here is a sub, I feel very much as you do too.
"It doesn't matter if people like the thing, it doesn't matter if people even know about the thing, it just matters that you have done the thing" - love this message.
Art doesn't have value
because of how many people see it.
But because of how many people couldn't have created what you can.
And everything you can do, is completely, and wholly unique.
Nobody caring can actually be a good thing because it gives you the time and space to practice and improve without pressure. Getting good at something takes patience and dedication, and this quiet phase is where the real growth happens!
Create art for the love of creating, whatever that art may be. If money weren’t a factor, I’d still be painting-probably even more! I’d give my work to people who truly loved it because sharing my art brings me joy. Honestly, I wish I didn’t have to charge for it. Well, technically I don’t *have* to, but you know... I need to make a living, and this is the skill I’ve worked hard to hone.
I really enjoyed your video and your message. I hope more artists see it
Don’t chase validations from other people. Thank you for re asserting that to me, much needed
Ofc, im glad u found this helpful 🫶🫶
I had a semi-realization of this when posting online, i do digital and traditional art but something that had begin to sink in was the fact i was trying to pump out all this art and slowly twisting it to an art style that was popular to just look at the likes. when posting i even stopped posting my traditional art pieces and went digital because i never had to worry about camera quality or lighting, which shouldn't matter but it did to me because it wasn't "appealing" enough in what i believed a viewer would like.
I'm still working on some things with this but i take breaks and step back when i see a problem, not always and i'm still learning but i'm finding more of the heart of my art.
There is some things i would like people to hear if you hadn't heard these things:
I don't know how many might struggle with something i also found difficult to realize but fanart is is still art.
Comparing yourself to a bigger creator who also does fanart your trying to mimic for purely the attention is only going to go downhill for yourself, your passion and love is what made it beautiful.
Maybe if your someone who might not mimic other creators but struggle with hearing others pash you or another person and not consider it real art is flat out lies and untrue. and i never attended art school but i hear of people there getting teachers who will not accept fanart or anime, it's hard being told something like that because it comes from a personal part within.
Maybe your someone who struggles with both, but regardless, doing what you love is never a waste of time.
This doesn't just apply to fanart.
You might have these things or perhaps something different, maybe this but have more added on, maybe your someone who finds it hard to show off art. maybe your someone who wants to do realism. animation. anime. plants. portraits. dogs. buildings. youtube. bring to life your own characters or a world or a number of other things, do the thing even if it isn't art in the context i give, if you love it and aren't forcing yourself into a unhappy place or fitting a mold others set for you than you are where you need to be.
And thank you jinas for giving others something they might've needed to hear, in highs or lows, it's important to remember why we create and i believe your message is a beautiful reminder of just that
It's been two months since I stopped making art.
IA absolutely destroyed my confidence since no one is buying commissions anymore, on top of having to fight to justify prices or finding an artistic job. I'm not motivated anymore, and that breaks my heart.
This video popped at the right time.
AI SUCKS. but please remember, friend, AI can’t make ART. ART is a human endevour. people are flocking towards the shinny new AI because it’s instantaneous, effective and cheap, but they don’t realize it’s soulless. my hope is, one day we as a society will wake up and realize. art is there to be filled with passion, to teach us about human nature, something a language model can’t do. this is as good as it gets for it, it can’t get much better than this because it has topped it’s capabilities, it’s constricted, limited, by its own design. maybe something will come to replace it, an actual intelligence, but it will still not be human. i believe human beings, at our core, are irreplaceable and i keep hope in my heart that we will notice it. stay strong during these hopeless times. a lot of people are pushing back against this madness. humans, ART, are not replaceable things, and not everything is made in the name of efficiency and profit.
@A.H._ I know, but *most * people don't want art, they want pictures of their OCs, universes, generated storyboards, whole animations done in 5 minutes instead of months. It's as simple as that.
@@HNblaz yeah, i know, which is depressing. that’s why i keep hope that this tide will change. the population that wants AI images for personal use (like OCs) will maybe never go back… at least most. but i think that if people want things for commercial use (i mean, even posting online as an influencer) they’ll start using more humans, if not for the moral, ethical or artistic perspective, because they’ll receive backlash. at least that’s what i cling on to. we can’t let this rubbish world take us down. when we lose our hope, when we stop making art, that’s when generative AI wins. we need to reclaim our humanity.
please forgive me for my unsolicited advice, but maybe it’s time to log off, to reconnect to why you make art, to ignore AI for a while. that won’t solve everything, maybe it won’t even solve a thing, but hopefully it will remind you what’s so amazing about making art. you’re a human being, you make art in spite of adversity, maybe even because of it.
we truly live dystopian times, it feels so incredibly weird to even type this comment. but for better or worse, i can’t lose hope or else i’ll get drowned by the despair. maybe it’s naive to think we will be able to come back from this mess, but it helps me.
@@A.H._ I'm french and sadly here, most influencers use IA nowadays, and no one bats an eye :( there are people not happy about it but it's a minority. Comments are full of people telling you to "adapt". It's actually hard to adapt when you've been doing that for over 10 years... Also my own friends got their job taken away from IA so it's definitely terrifying
I'm trying to reconnect with art, but I started to connect with people, not that much for myself. So it's hard when you notice less and less people connect with each other through art. So... For now I stopped.
Tried a sketch for a friend after watching this video, felt bad and worthless. Friend was happy though, so I'm happy about it. But I had no fun doing it
I feel you but the only thing i can say is that i stopped doing art for years and now i feel like i lost years of passion and practice so now i try to do art for myself first and i try to share some of it through youtube even if no one cares it's going to be like a memory gallery for me because now I'm loving the process i just hope i can be more motivated in the future. That's why i felt i need to reply to you comment because I feel the frustration from time to time and at those times i need some positivity.
Donc bonne chance et bon courage.
“If you live for other peoples’ validation then you’ll die without it” BEAUTIFUL ❤
Just *doing it* for myself has enriched my life so much. I see things differently, I speak differently, I'm more excited about art I see, I'm more forgiving of artists' mistakes, I'm less cynical. It's great.
"if youre passionate about something you're willing to suffer from it." this opened a new perspective and realization from me
I needed this. I have always wanted to write and I just got accepted on a mentorship programme to get support and this is the push I needed to just go into it scared. Thank you
"Art is for the Artist" remember that
PSY was making music for a literal decade until he hit it big with Gangnam Style. The passion for the craft has to drive you!!
This is what the people NEED
I'm so happy this video came to me, it made me realize that I haven't been allowing myself to feel proud of the things I create. You also helped me realize that I've had a negative way of how I should be viewing my own creations, which is that being proud of everything I make is equal to me being conceited and full of myself, and the only way to ensure that I'm not conceited is for other people to give me the validation instead. It's like a toxic way of staying humble, which ultimately has been hindering me more than anything. Maybe others can relate to that too. Thank you for your message to us creatives who've been struggling ^_^
Genuinely enjoyed this video so much. It's made me realize I've prioritized the idea of how my art and ideas will be received by others. And that has stopped me from exploring or doing the thing I really want to do.
Thank you for this video and all thr great messages within it!
I really need to hear this . I'm in a dark place mentally rn when I cannot let myself be happy even with all the people supporting me ..I'm chasing external validation and overlook the support I already have .I need to slow down a little
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and creating this video!!
I'm echoing a lot of many other commentors, but I'm grateful to have come across your channel at the right time ☺
I've always had a few creative hobbies that I really enjoy and wanted to put more time into, but really struggled to get my mindset on the right track of "why do I bother to create?" "what if nobody cares?" and it wasn't until last year that I began to crawl out of that spiral and remember... oh my goodness. I just really enjoy creating things. I love to experiment and create for the sake of creating - and that's what's the most important! How did I let this passion slip through my fingers... why was I so caught up with the external reception and validation for so long? But I suppose it came hand-in-hand with being burnt out at my day job and thus, spending my after work hours doom scrolling and letting the comparisons and "the grass is greener on the other side" get to me 😂
So thank you for this reassuring and encouraging video! You've put all the thoughts in my head into clear and more powerful words, and shared many helpful reminders, and I feel very motivated after watching this!
I actually came from one of your previous videos and +1 subscriber here! Looking forward to what you share next :)
Empty castles
Walking in the rain
Walking fast-head down
No castles in Spain
No pretty flowers, no night on the town
Don’t look up-don’t look around
Can’t lose if you don’t play
So many moments denied
No precious gems - no rings of gold
So many tears uncried
Stories untold
No need to take back what wasn’t said
Can’t lose if you don’t play
So many words unspoken
So many letters unwritten
Unsigned - unread
Empty enveloppes instead
It’s the hurt of a stare that you do not own
Can’t lose if you don’t play
Walking in the rain
Walking fast-unkind weather
No champagne
No pretty flowers, no forever
It’s the pain of a word that overreached
Can’t lose if you don’t play
No castles in Spain
No dreamy fountain
No kneeling down for you
Head down - I loved you
Play, laugh, love, hurt, cry, touch, kneel
Never lasts longer than forever
I appreciate how you don’t sugar coat the harder truths you present in this issue. I needed these callouts tbh 😭
this was much needed❤ thanks for speaking your (and my) heart out
This was a very helpful message for me as I slog through the ending portion of book that I am struggling with and wanting to put down! You've reignited my passion!
One of the best video on creativity i have ever watch, what you say confort me a lot, during the last two year i have made 5 album that very few people still listening, then i decide in june to stop making music, and I began to see time after time that I was missing something until I understood that it was making music, I've been making music again for about a week now, that's why i'm so glad to have seen your video, i wish you the best for your creation
Honestly thank you so much for this video.
I had a similar message when it comes to my own digital/traditional art (and even language learning).
Even though I know I needed to improve I always ended up comparing myself to the best mangakas, Manhua artists and comic illustrators possible.
This video reminded me to stay true to myself. I really enjoy creating my own art that I can say it's mine. I do want to create a legacy yes but I also want to make myself happy hence why I always keep my older sketchbooks. It reminds me of my process throughout the years.
I clicked bc i was curious about what book youre reading in your thumbnail, but stayed bc i also struggle with my own art AND have realized that i still rly care about how im perceived. Ty for making this video >< also! I like your voice!
this was genuinely such an eye-opening video, your vibes and how well spoken you are are immaculate!!! random huge yap incoming:
i'm a visual artist, drawing is my thing, and recently ive hit a block where i just. saw these artists my age and younger than me who are better at me in art, like their anatomy, shading, all that? top tier. i was competitive for a bit with some artist friends my age, whenever they showed me their art, in the back of my mind i hoped that i'd still be "better" than them. im still trying to crawl out that mindset, and this video helped a LOT in putting what im trying to work on into words.
ive got a lot of followers on twitter, but they followed me for art of a certain fandom. so... when i switched fandoms, all my new art basically flopped lol. i kinda wish i could just, get rid of all those inactive followers because having that large following behind my profile with interactions that arent to scale feel weird LOL. on the other hand i'm working on a project on my oc references and im currently writing a huge google doc of their lore. probably 2 people will read it. me, and my closest friend. (been 3 months now on and off because of school? not even halfway done lolol). in the end, im happy to create. just the process of making my thoughts physical- whether in words or a drawing, is fulfilling when looking back at what i have done. hell, even making this huge ass comment isn't really for anyone to read, just again, turning thoughts into words is refreshing :]
I'm glad I found this video. I'm always struggling with "what my passion is" bc I like doing a lot of types of art. But thinking "what am I willing to fail at over and over again" is a great way to narrow that down. thanks!
Jina's wisdom is unmatched 🔥🔥🔥
Edit: aside from trying to write novels, I'm trying to create my own music; and wanting to learn to sing so much to bring it to life better. But I *can't sing* and the thought of trying, especially being around other people 24/7, is embarrassing. What would they think of it? I know I'll sound like garbage at first, but I'll never get anywhere if I don't try. My brain likes to tell me that I'd be made fun of, whether jokingly or not. And that's scary. It's not like learning an instrument separate to myself, my body, such as a guitar or piano. It's a lot more personal. But then there's that reminder of "*who actually cares if you do it or not?*". Maybe it's all just in my head and it doesn't even matter if I suck and people hear it.
anyway, I forgot where I was going but I still want to post this...💀
My advice would be to gain some confidence by taking singing lessons... you'll be surprised what you actually can do . and you don't have to put yourself out there in the beginning. It's one step at a time lol
Awesome pep talk I already feel more free already in my creative journey thankyou so much for this video!
YES!!
- would u still create if you couldn't show it to anyone
- would u still create if only 1 out of 10 of your pieces would be successful
👏👏
I love this so much, all that matters is that i'm doing the thing I enjoy!
this is one of those youtube suggestions that show up at the right moment for me. gonna save this video for the times i need it :)
'you have to be your biggest fan' is a guideline that has consistently saved me from several *very* depressive episodes. It never fails ✌️
jina, thank you so much for this video. seriously.
I feel like I’ve found that out about myself. I keep pushing myself to improve my art for the sake of validation. It’s an issue I’ve always had with my art, and I just can’t seem to sweep it off. I want create for myself but there’s always that desire to gain something else from it
Thanks so much for this. The way you explained it made it much easier for me to realize how you’re supposed to love making art. I like drawing, but I need extra money so I’ve been obsessed with how can I make something good to sell. I’m starting over as of today and focusing on finding what I love to do
this could not have come up at a better time... thank you for telling me what i needed to hear
So motivating! Thank you ✨🧡 I will instantly go back to my writing project now, you gave me a lot of energy 😍 And this new book of yours sounds so interesting!!
This has got to be one of the best inspirational video I've seen on You Tube. Thank you for sharing these words of incredible wisdom!
This video is all the validation I'm gonna need for a long time & you come with facts. I love this video. ❤
Making art is all about process, not product. The monetization of art can often prevent people from the therapeutic act of creating. It’s like a singer humming in private. There’s no audience, there’s no money, no praise. Just the process, and every singer loves singing. It’s for the love of the process.
Best video title ive seen on youtube. concise and uplifting for the dreamers.
thank you so much for this. i just watched a Scroll Deep video covering meta creating ai profiles meant to generate engagement on social media (and advertise, of course), and this sort of videos are exactly what we need right now, when some try to use literal robots just to creat an illusion of validation and make numbers go. we need these messages to acknowledge and accept the fact that what makes our creations important isnt how many people see it, but rather how much of ourselves we put in it
anyway lovely day to anyone reading this!!
Thank you kind people❤😊
I really needed this going into the new year, I have lots of plans with my art and it can get a bit disappointing when it doesn't get noticed. I would see art mutuals of mine with 50k followers and feel a bit down cause I am nowhere near there. But its really the process itself that I enjoy and should enjoy going through the year so I can improve for myself.
I need to hear this right now, thank you.
I sometimes really miss the time were I just drew because I wanted to and no one saw the stuff I made aside from my parents and my artteacher (because yes, I am old enough to remember we didn’t had Internet so you couldn’t really share your stuff 😆). Though I still love to create my art I also feel the want that others interact with it. I want others to recognize it. They don’t even have to like it, but at least interact with it in any way (saying what doesn’t work and I can do better is also important, I want to grow after all). But there are just so many people out there who are creative and share it and it’s easy to get swallowed by it.
I am drawing since over 25 years and never got on a painting more than 9 or 10 interactions (usually around 3). While I will never stop creating it is still sad that the effort isnt valued and even worth a comment. I made it a habit to scroll through art accounts every day for 10-15 minutes and write comment to everything I like. Artists need to motivate each other
Absolutely this! I found going on cara has made every like mean something to me. Everyone feels so nice there 🥹 Nonetheless, supporting other artists will eventually lead to a connection, a community of support. I'll try my best...
Thank you so much for this encouraging message. Art is such a difficult discipline, the sacrifices, the suffering (physical and psychological), the determination, the motivation, the discipline... I draw and sometimes I stop drawing for a while, but lately, I told myself that I had to go all the way to do what I want to do. Art requires us to almost abandon ourselves to it to fully embrace it and accept its boldness. But this acceptance is a conscious letting go because the only thing we can control is what we do day by day, to continue without doing without worrying about time, to persevere despite the lows. In a way, art is also a construction of ourselves because it teaches us that our greatest enemy is not others, but ourselves and the way we think/react.
That's why art is beautiful: it's the sweat of all your efforts that lead to an incredible result that only the most valiant will have succeeded in producing. Despite the belittling, despite the disregard, the word that often comes back at these moments is: "I must not give up".
Thank you so much. I'm very thankful youtube showed you in my feed!!! ❤
I love and appreciate your honesty. This video was just what I needed to hear today. For the past few weeks I’ve been pondering the idea of narrowing down and streamlining my hobbies. I am a very curious person with multiple interests so I’ve tried so many hobbies over the years including ceramics, sewing, singing, chi Qong, learning Japanese, crochet, tapestry making, pasta making. What I realize from this video is that I should spend more of my time doing the things I enjoy just for the sake of doing them instead of things that bring me validation from others. Im much happier lately since I chose to focus on one or two things that I enjoy most instead of trying to be an expert at all the things I admire or enjoy. This video helped me to decide which of those interests deserves my attention right now. Thank you so much! ❤
“If you live for other people’s validation, then you will die without it.” WOW THANK YOU 😳❤️🩹
Even though my thinking and views already align with your points, it made me happy to watch and hear all this put into words :) its great that you are helping people keep all this mind as it is very important for anyone interested in creating something that they care about, keep it going everyone!
The issue isnt about others carring. What maters is if you as an artist cares about your art. Thats the hard part. Most people burn out and simply stop caring. They stop thinking its important. I kniw i make good art - both visually and musically - but, ive just got bored and lost desire.
I really needed to hear this. Sometimes I forget my endeavors are for myself. I really just want to create something I would've liked so much it changed my perception of art. I don't want approval from others. Sometimes I forget that it's okay to be "selfish" when it comes to art. Great video btw!
Thank you so much for this. I came across this video in such a vulnerable time and you really helped me to strenghten my resolve.
Hey Jina, this video honestly felt like just the thing that I've needed! I'm very sorry I'm going to use this comment section to springboard into my own experiences haha, but after being let go from a job at a hospital in April, I decided I didn't want to do something I disliked, and so I set off to write my very first novel: I finished it this December after my parents allowed me the leeway to remain with them as long as I proved my writing could get me somewhere. It's a very precarious situation as you can tell. I'm from a very small country in the Americas and creative jobs like the film studies degree I got don't really exist, and so it feels like for me, life has been hanging on by a thread.
I know well that my writing is my passion, and I am more than invested in making this my career path! But it's become difficult. I've only now started my editing, and I've hired a semi-professional editor friend of mine to assist. With his help I've trimmed down my fantasy novel to be more within range, and by all means all I need to do now is to start querying for agents and hope that one of them finds my pitch worth considering! The difficult part, however, is the future. I'm not expecting to be as lucky as the romantasy writers who are able to self-publish and make millions off of it, but it is frightening to think of whether my art/book is going to have an impact or not. I'm freshly 27 yet I still feel like I'm fumbling my way through the world.
Your video is inspiring and has assuaged me of many of my fears, and I think you're going to be a great writer (I read the first 10 pages of VHF and it kept me hooked from beginning to end!) and a great example to follow. Hopefully we can both become known figures in the industry in the future haha! Would love to meet a fellow writer on the other side of success!
thank you for this video, i redrew my silly 6th grade original character while watching. even if everyone thinks my art is dumb, i'll always love it. art is the expression of my soul.
Man this was great! What a gem of YT channel!
I'm so so glad I stumbled across this. Thank you for the inspo!
Incredible video. Thank you for making this
I really needed this. Thank you for the reminder Jina!
Needed this, thank you.
😃just happy youtube let me see this video right now, subscribed immediatly as I neededto hear all you said
hellllooo , first time watching one of your video i love the passion , keep it up
Omg thanks!! Glad u enjoyed it🫶
i remember this one time i felt completely stuck, like no matter what i did, life just wasn’t moving forward. i tried everything-manifestation journals, vision boards, all that stuff-but it felt like i was missing something. then i stumbled across this book, Vibrations of Manifestation by Alex Lane, and it hit different. it wasn’t just about manifesting; it was about understanding the energy i was putting out into the world. honestly, it changed everything. if you’re feeling stuck too, you might want to check out this book.
a while back, i hit a point where i felt like everything was out of my control. i kept wondering why other people seemed to get what they wanted while i was stuck in the same place. then i came across this book called Vibrations of Manifestation by Alex Lane. i wasn’t expecting much, but the way it explains the connection between your energy and the life you create? it blew my mind. it’s not just a book, it’s like a blueprint for turning your life around.
This video was recommended at the perfect time!! I love seeing people talk about their passions and creativity. Im definitely going to revisit this video whenever I need a reminder to keep going with the things I care about 💕
I needed this. Thank You
Thank you I’ve been really bummed out today because I’m on the outs on a niche fandom I’m in and it sucks to create pro quality art and not get any likes and see people get more likes for a silly statement without any artwork attached. ❤ but I create for myself things I want to see I know no one else will make
Thank you. I think this is what I needed to hear today ❤
When you speak, you sound a lot like a friend of mine that I haven't seen in a minute. Made me nostalgic. Anyways, I'll comment on the video.
I watched a video recently about interacting with the videos we watch more intentionally. So, I wanted to talk about passion and creating art since your video got me thinking about my passions. Two specific things came to my head: Making music and learning Spanish. These two skills come to my mind because of my varying confidence levels in both of those abilities.
For music, I've been playing music on and off for 17 years, which is crazy when I type it out like that. Regardless, I've put in many hours in my classes and on my own to be a decent player. After you consume enough art and it makes up a big part of your life, you eventually want to make it yourself. I've tried multiple times, but playing music is only one part of writing music. The other part is trusting your instincts and make choices that will lead to a good song. I struggle as a writer because I don't have much experience doing it, so now I'm stuck in the weeds of writing poetry that sucks imo. I have ONE poem that I thiink is good, so I'm working with it to try to make ONE song that I can be proud of.
On the other hand, I've never had a great relationship with Spanish. Growing up as a Latino who wasn't taught the language, growing up with calling my dad as a response to hearing Spanish, I can say that encountering the language triggers my fight or flight response, which sucks. I've still put in many hours into learning the language, making strides, and becoming more comfortable with the knowledge, but when you're learning any skill, you have to engage with the community EVENTUALLY. And it's still terrifying. I worked so hard, but I still don't believe I can do it. When people approach me, I freeze. I can't understand them. I can't build a sentence. Unlike with music, I have a very strained relationship with Spanish, and only VERY recently, as in the last month or so, I've made steps to feel more confident. I've got a long way to go, but I KNOW I can do this. Part of me wants to hit the books more, just spend time studying to convince myself I know Spanish, but that's not gonna make me feel better if my stomach sinks to my feet every time I hear or speak Spanish.
So many great points! As a visual artist i am constantly comparing. I don't love my art, most of the time i don't even like it. Im in an arts boarding school and people all around me are so talented. Its hard not to (compare). Im learning so much though and i'm trying to stay optimistic. Im lonely, frustrated, and often dranied of creativity. Just being here is a blessing, i don't feel deserving of it. I see myself as the worst in my class, if i see a piece i dont like from someone else, i get happy; and i hate that! Its all a process and i am so thankful for this video for helping it along.
Thank You So So Much For This🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻
i was going to make a video like this so im glad youtube recommended me someone who already did, i see so many ppl quitting art for the wrong reasons like not getting enough likes or follows, when art should never be done with the mindset of likes or follows, but instead with fun, passion, love, thats why many of us did art as kids, before social media was a thing.
Luv ur mindset … im sketching everyday too that my passion and i dont care others i just luv doing and process along with it
Great video, you hit all the spots that i felt i needed to hear
I needed this video today. Thanks for the wisdom!
That's a really important point! Thank you for that reminder!
i remember this one night i was scrolling aimlessly, feeling like i had hit rock bottom. it felt like nothing i wanted was ever going to happen for me. i don’t know why, but i clicked on this link about the book Vibrations of Manifestation by Alex Lane, and something about it drew me in. the more i read, the more i felt like it was written just for me. it’s wild how much a single book can change your perspective.
I really needed to hear this today thank you!!!!
you have to be your own fan, I was drawing not to impress but really because this was the only thing that I would always do/ decide on myself and keep gravitating and spending time with, I did not even have the right paper and I would still draw in my school notes on lined gridded paper etc or printing paper. Later on I realized this is sth. I do not to impress people, but it comes so natural to me. It took me years to even open an art account on insta, because I did not really care what others thought of my art. I started the account a few months ago, because I want to share my art because I believe it will find the right people, even if its just 5 people or people from my uni asking for my account, I see there is genuine interest. This makes me happy, to be immersed in sth. that I do not to appear cool, but because I can't do sth else giving me that same joy/ focus/ fulfillment (despite being "good" in sth. else) .
This is so good! I appreciate this so much. Thank you for being a positive and encouraging presence to cheer us all on!! 🙂
Thank you for reminding me this things
Thanks for the video, it feels like i've found a new motivation to keep goin on my own path. It means a lot to me, thank you T^T
I really needed this video, thanks!
You have to remind yourself that you're first doing your art to feed your soul. But try to find a life balance. And just be proud to try. Don't take yourself too serious, do your best.
As an eccentric Artist with bipolar I was so drawn to this video title. I have been posting all different drawing styles since I joined RUclips and was looking for verification as to whether I am worthy or not. I’ve given up on the idea of success and will continue to post whatever my warped mind can think of. I don’t care anymore. Great video ❤
This a very needed message. Thank you very much for this
Pretty funny for me to see this video after the end of the 2024.
I've spended like the last 20 years on my life writing, sacrificing a lot of things for this passion, but the last year a combination of things made me think that I should probably stop. I genuinely started thinking that writing was just something that I should drop because it was hard sometimes to keep going and a lot of external things forced me in that direction.
It's hard when you work for something that others never notices, even worse if people acts in a superficial way. It makes you feel like you're waisting your time and you're acting in a childish way when you just should growing up an be honest with yourself.
So yes, I've literrally written nothing for the entire 2024, trying to focus only on work and social life. The result? I felt terribile because the urgency of writing, fantasizing about novel etc.. turned me into a toxic person. I was costantly bored, confused and angry, feeling like nothing in my life was worth.
So here I am now, I'm writing again and I can't be more happy, even if no one notices it.
It's hard to descrive the feeling, but you did it well in this video.
It's always hard making art and the period where we live makes it look even more disturbing. You constantly see people ignoring the possibility of enjoy something, always drained by social medias or manipulated by corporations. You notice that you live in the wrong country and what you do would probably never be noticed and several more things that could make you think you should stop what you're doing.
Huhuhuhu this message is so important to me :c especially with how almost everything has become a numbers game that i personally fall into that mindset and not just create because i actually want to and i love doing so. so i really appreciate this video of yours! such a timely reminder. thank you 🥹
this was so powerful, thank you for your motivating words!!
I am 29 years old. All my siblings are quite a bit older than me and because of that and the fact my mom is a boomer I grew up on a bunch of culture from the 1960s to the 90s and 2000s, one thing I have noticed is that people are far more afraid of being "embarrassing" or "cringe" today than in the past. There are so many classic music videos that simply would not be made today because people would be scared of being mocked.
My favourite example is Eye of the Tiger by Survivor. All the men in that band from today's perspective are a bunch of nerds. And don't get me wrong, they probably were ridiculed by people back then but it didn't matter because social media didn't exist. I feel like people are far less earnest and that charm that existed back then is just gone. So to anyone who reads this please listen to Jina.
Negative feedback sucks but you can learn to deal with it. Let's recreate that world where we could create art and not care if people think it's cringe or whatever. Let's create and have fun.
great video. i think its great advice
Powerful message. Great video
Thank you❤
Thank you I needed this
This reminds me so much of a Marylin Manson song 15 "This time I wont hesitate to kill to protect what I believe in" Amazing song. Here is a sub, I feel very much as you do too.
super inspiring. now so motivated to tinker away at my projects. thanks for this.
Thank you so much, this is so helpful!
Thank you for the message ❤
I really needed to hear this😭