Adventures in Arting Podcast 159: Focus & Consistency

Lydia Leonard left this comment on this RUclips channel: "I’ve been following you for years and always marvel at your genius! Moving walls? So smart! I sort of have the same thing but I have a hard time putting everything back where it belongs! I’ve been trying to reorganize but I get distracted by all the cool things I find. Do you have any focusing ideas to keep me motivated?"
Specific to her magpie issue, which is also an issue I have, is the notion of “future me.” I do things for future me.
"Tomorrow me will love that this is all put away. Tomorrow me will be glad that I did this today."
But I thought we could wander into a larger conversation about focus. One of the tenets of my art practice is “consistency.” I think consistency and focus are deeply intertwined.
-- Focus is a point of concentration. 2. : directed attention : emphasis.
-- Consistency is conformity in the application of something, typically that which is necessary for the sake of logic, accuracy, or fairness.
Consistency is running a steady 6 minute mile during a marathon. Focus is thinking about your breathing, the finish line, how your body is moving.
All of that is to say that focus is part of consistency and consistency requires focus. On the podcast, we talk about why focus matters to an artist.
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[@sandrasantacruz7964]

I love the idea of doing things for my future self.

[@BalzerDesigns]

Me too!

[@ellengoodloe9786]

working in a studio at home that is open to the rest of the house can be easily distracting, especially with those of us who struggle with focus. Sometimes, it's the dogs and cats, sometimes my husband talking to me, sometimes it's the laundry, etc, sometimes it's just me. This is one thing I like about in person classes; you are "forced" to focus. I'm also a big proponent of setting time limits and I use timers or my watch. Great discussion.

[@BalzerDesigns]

Yes! That's something I love about in-person classes too!