I grinded on my art for 15 years, making drawings, writing poems. I never got any traction at all, I never got more than 2 or 3 likes. Maybe 5% got like 5 likes. For the longest time I believed that the sole act of creating was totally worth the time I sunk into it, but after a decade and a half I just couldn't bring myself to do it anymore. I couldn't help but feeling that everyone was snickering about my content. It broke me and I received no longer any pleasure in creating anymore. So I gave up. I went back to only consuming but I never give my attention to short attentionspan content like music, reels or gaming. I only read books (around 40pages) and one movie each day. And I must say, it's a peaceful life. But I have no regret trying to be a creator. It taught me patients, humbleness and resistance to failure. It learned me how to be myself and only myself. I need no approval to do what i want to do and be who i want to be, even though creating is no longer part of that. So keep up the good work. Even if it never turns out to be anything else than a hobby, it will push you to grow personally.
@@brechtgeers thank you for sharing your personal journey and I’m glad you arrived at a point where you’re clear about the intention of your art. And I love reading as well!
I grinded on my art for 15 years, making drawings, writing poems. I never got any traction at all, I never got more than 2 or 3 likes. Maybe 5% got like 5 likes. For the longest time I believed that the sole act of creating was totally worth the time I sunk into it, but after a decade and a half I just couldn't bring myself to do it anymore. I couldn't help but feeling that everyone was snickering about my content. It broke me and I received no longer any pleasure in creating anymore. So I gave up.
I went back to only consuming but I never give my attention to short attentionspan content like music, reels or gaming. I only read books (around 40pages) and one movie each day. And I must say, it's a peaceful life.
But I have no regret trying to be a creator. It taught me patients, humbleness and resistance to failure. It learned me how to be myself and only myself. I need no approval to do what i want to do and be who i want to be, even though creating is no longer part of that. So keep up the good work. Even if it never turns out to be anything else than a hobby, it will push you to grow personally.
@@brechtgeers thank you for sharing your personal journey and I’m glad you arrived at a point where you’re clear about the intention of your art. And I love reading as well!
As Gen X I can honestly say that I'm glad I didn't have technology until my late 20s