The Hardest Thing For a Creative to Do
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- Опубликовано: 19 янв 2024
- As a Musician and a RUclipsr, I find it almost impossible to take a break from the creative process, even if it results in harmful habits. This is just a reminder to me and anyone else out there, it´s ok to take a breather.
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I’ll be away with the family on a much needed break! I’ll be seeing you in February again my friends, see you then!❤️
Have a great time with fam, mate! Just had 2 weeks off (with only KOII and OP-Z … and only played each flight in and out Australia). Happy with one tune caught by TE and many played with brainwaves in my head which will never hit the air 🎉
No need to apologize for taking a couple of weeks off. We'll be here. Take your time, enjoy your family, take a breather.
@@jaysilence3314 thanks fam🙌🏻
Have a wonderful vacation my friend, enjoy it! Great track by the way!
@@Daphoid thanks so much!!
Just wanted to comment to say, love you brother! You are one of the best friends I've made during my youtube career. lots of love
Love you right back bro, who would have thought that one of my best and dearest friends was waiting on the other side of the world😘
Hi, I'm Christian, I'm a musician and RUclipsr and I'm not only borderline obsessed...I'm addicted to music...there's been a time in my life where my relationship with music, my way of interacting with it was rather toxic...even to such an extent that I almost ruined my life...financially, socially, whatever! The thoughts you're sharing in this vid are pure gold, mate! Thanks for sharing them with us!
It’s by design! These platforms reward posting top tier content daily. It’s not made for artists and musicians. This is why we’re burnt out all the time. We’re not wired to pump out art non stop. I’m totally in the same boat. The videos I’m most proud of and had the most fun making have the least amount of views lol. Take as much time as you need my dude. We’ll all be here when you get back!
Coming from one of my all time favorite creators, this really hits home❤️ thanks so much for your words brother, lots of love🙌🏻
Always a great job providing perspective about the feel of something…whether that’s how a piece of gear performs, or how being a content creator is…you have to pace yourself and take breaks, and still make art that you enjoy making, even if the algorithm tells you differently. That’s why I still spend the most making videos that I love making, even if those struggle to hit 10% of views of my “algorithm” videos. Keep making the stuff you like to make! And enjoy the well deserved break with the family!
Great advice. Another thing to watch for is if your day job, which we all need to survive, is helping you fulfill your life or if you’re overworked, burned out, stressed out and can’t enjoy the creative moments of hobbies and music making. That’s where I’m at right now. Considering a job or even a career change to restore joy into my life.
I was there two years ago! All I can say is, take your time and be patient with the decisions you make👍🏼 I’m still figuring out the balance😅 stay safe my friend and thanks for watching!!
I’m at this point but I also can say I learned I have to be real with myself. Because I DO have time to do music on my off days or after work but do I choose to do it? A lot of times, no. Most days I want to chill, do other things. Some days I’ll do music but it’s not this burning desire I have anymore. Just being real sometimes we lose the passion to do something, and try to blame it on not having enough time or energy. It’s ok to fall in and out of love with a hobby. Right now I’m not in love with music especially not the way I used to be in my late teens early twenties. Not going to beat myself up about it. Unless its a lifelong pursuit like your intention is to go pro, don’t be so hard on yourself, Just my two cents.
Just as you were talking about the importance of your family, somehow my phone switched to a short of a guy singing "I'm on fire" in really deep bass.
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I wholeheartedly agree with all of this my friend. These platforms can turn into a treadmill with no Off Button, and you feel compelled to continuously upload to stay on track. I found myself creating just to upload and not creating to express myself, and you feel like if you stop uploading you'll become disqualified or forgotten, and that's not why I create. I'm on a break now, but I'm creating and doing what I want, and will come back when I'm inspired to do so. Always love what you bring to the community, and take all the time you need! God bless!🙏🏾✊🏾💚
My number one rule is:Stop thinking about success and enjoy what you are doing!Nice video man .
Great and well timed message for me. I’m currently working on upgrading my old MacBook Pro and the process is leading to frustration. Your message helped to put things in perspective, the MacBook is one of three that I have and it’s the system for my production desk and not my primary studio Mac. My frustration is overblown and unnecessary because I’m still able to make beats on my MacBook Air and take the production to my main desk. We lose perspective a lot in our creative process and sometimes need someone to pull us out of the hole we are digging. Thank you and enjoy your time with your family n 👍🏽
I just sat down to take a break while the kids play Minecraft. Felt a little guilty not starting another Jamuary and then saw your video. Now I’m thinking „yeah I’m alright“. 👍
This is something that I definitely learned about myself many years ago, and I use it both in my composition hobby and when working on the products we make in my professional life. That "rest" time allows my brain to figure out those problems in the background.
It’s a good advice. I’ve learned long ago to force myself to stop writing music/mixing/producing etc when it is just not the time or the moment. You’ll make it worse if you push yourself when it just isn’t the time. Regards!
really great video … make more of these..
I've never much cared what people think, so doing my own thing comes easily. But if someone asks for help, I have a really hard time saying no. So I end up spending far too much of my life dealing with other people's problems instead of my own.
Making careful sense - good on you :)
I really resonated with this! Love the honesty, it’s refreshing. Keep it up!
Hi Carlos, it was super meeting you at SuperBooth in 2023, I hope we’ll see you there this year too! All the best, Richard. 👍
Love this video mate as with all of your work. I never expect daily or even weekly videos.
any you make are a bonus. I can understand that chase for success and keeping high in the content chart but great content is better than lots of content. True fans won't leave, just wait patiently. Take a break 👍
Very resonant words ATM. Thank you.
Wise words brother. Thank you for posting this!
Well said.😃
Always appreciate your creations. You're the kind of person I'd be close friends with if we lived nearby. I think that's why you have such a large following, people want to hang out with you. Enjoy the break with your family!
This might be the nicest comment I’ve ever gotten and I can’t thank you enough for it🙌🏻 really hope we get to meet someday, all the best to you my friend🤟🏻
@@MidlifeSynthesist Let's make it happen. Maybe at some music related event like NAMM in a couple of years or so. 😊🎹
You fooled me at first. I was watching it as YT video. It’s a Spoken Word art. A very good one! ❤
Thanks so much bro!❤️ really happy you enjoyed it🙌🏻
@@MidlifeSynthesistOn the third rewatch I stuck at that Polybrute sensual tone and melody and twang! Brill
Great video brother. Perspective is everything in life. Can't wait to catch up soon.
Thanks brother🙌🏻 It’s so easy to get caught up in the grind, you lose sight of what’s important! Looking forward to that beer in Knobcon 🍻!!
Dude thank you for this beautiful video. The message is translated through you into music… I felt that!
Thanks so much for being here brother🙌🏻 appreciate you🤟🏻🤟🏻
good words. This is why I subscribed in the first place. This kind of video. Also really love the song you created. nice.
Thanks so much❤️❤️ I’m hoping to make more of these “reflection/jams” this year! See you soon🙌🏻🙌🏻
Oh this video appeared at the right time. Thank you ❤
True! Have a nice break!
I made a similar comment few days ago on another syntuber post, I forgot wich one of you guys. I am glad to find out that I too am an obsessive person, like you. Thanks man, love you and keep up with this obsession wich at the first glimpse seems healthy
See you soon
I totally understand your concern. Breaks are super important. Take it for as long as you can. The solution is pre-producing but the reality is different. To be honest, I haven't really taken a break in about 10 years where I haven't done anything that isn't part of my job. I made breaks for 2-3 days or so and then I worked again. Like last Christmas holidays. But as a RUclipsr or solo-operating media brand, you have the freedom to work when you want. You can also take 1 day off. That's how I do it mostly. Hope you are doing it better than me 😁 Hope we will see us again at Superbooth 😃 greetings from Vienna :)
Hey, I enjoy life when I'm doing creative things. Yeah, I could go out more, I could meet more people, I could do more sports. I do pay a lot of attention to get sleep when I'm tired (even if it's 5 p.m.), but for example during lockdown, I was really happy about the RUclips community I built and the feedback I got (I got a lot, I have 26k subs). So just keep doing what you love. See you in Berlin!
Most excellent!!
Thank you brother🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 See you soon🤟🏻🤟🏻
The waking up app has been teaching me to be present instead of being lost in thought even during the normal times with kids. I’m working on it.
True words! Music should always mean fun and never pressure and stress. You forget that far too often because you always have the feeling that you have to deliver something. Many people here are hobby musicians (like me). Who do we want to prove something to and why? Music is something wonderful and you should always make sure that it stays that way for yourself. Thank you for these words and thank you for your always wonderful videos and your music. All the best and enjoy your time with your family.
Thank you so much for making a video about this!
I am trying to recover from depression. I have changed from not doing anything to doing nothing other than art for a few weeks. Anybody mentally healthy would tell that… It isn’t. But I’m not as healthy as I wished to be, at any rate, I thought motivation was the hard part. But for me, the hard part is to accept not to be creative, to do mundane things like cooking something nice for myself, or going for a walk. I need to limit the time I spend working, otherwise I could do just that. In the algorithm age, I think it’s difficult to ignore numbers going up as evidence you are doing good. Again, obvious stuff to someone with the mental clarity and hindsight. But when you have trouble taking care of yourself, I think there is definitely « overcreating » similar to « overeating ».
Enough of me, thank you again for bringing this topic up! We need more of that « stop trying to be perfect and productive » talk amongst our community. What you are doing is very important.
Great advices
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It's hard enough to step away from a passion when you enjoy it but when you're monitizing it I imagine it gets even harder. Enjoy the break and vacation. Dig your content for sure.
Thanks so much bro! See you soon!
On the opposite end of needing a break, for those (myself included) looking for more motivation to be creative (perhaps in cold winter months depending on your hemisphere) - I'm trying a new thing similar to Jamuary but a lot less stressful (weekly instead of daily) - that has no rules other than "make a sound". It doesn't have to be a completed track; you don't have to spend a whole day or what have you. Even if I only spend 30-45 minutes; three weeks in I'm just trying to make something and record it. I don't even really edit it much; just create a tiny thing and see if that helps you slowly boost your motivation.
On the other end, breaks are self happiness are equally important as per the video :)
I love that idea!! Definitely gonna give it a go when I get back, thanks for sharing!!
Thank you for this video. I agree and hearing it from another creator is so helpful and validating. It’s fun, life and existence is crazy. We’re spinning on a rock around a nuclear reaction. It’s freaking hilarious.
Keep the important things to you,safe and true. The rest is of it, well, let’s not take things too seriously. 😅
When you idle you start think about life and all that existential stuff which scares s out of ya so you trying to fill your life with anything just to not communicate with reality
Very nice to know it’s not just me then😅
Let me thank you... since this month, my turntables broke down, I blew my fancy new Mixer from the 70ies cause I did something stupid, my laptop broke... now I have to take a break... no need for anger, time to reflect and think about, what I want to do next...
Aw man, so sorry to hear that! I remember when my MPC LIVE II got stolen, it was hard getting out of that mental space. What I learned then was, the music is in me, the gear just helps me give it shape. Wish you the best my friend, lots of love🙌🏻
When you enter to the surtain Music stage people will wait for you and your music but on that way we all have to make new contacts maybe new friends and that's how it gets another value other than just income and it's something that is rare but is space for colaborations and sharing ideas and maybe then people who like your music will start to write to you how they are doing feeling ect. It's wonderful and specific expirience but if you choosing between Music journey and future or current Family, believe me it's crazy to even think about anything else from the Family, it's a Dream of generations of the millions today and it's a real value. Have no doubt but in this video on this channel it's almost...I wish you all the best but at least make honest Art about what are you experiencing. Art will become a value only if it's shared with another people.
Do you my friend I will be watching and I agree 100%… I took a month off from social media due to family medical issues and the algorithm’s pretty much put me into oblivion since then… This system seems designed to penalize creators who don’t constantly feed it… Made me realize better to just be happy and make content I enjoy instead of making content that might get attention… I feel everything happens for a reason and life moves way to fast to focus solely on just creating what you think random strangers might like…
I have a busy day job too (writing, so creative but not music-creative) and I religiously set aside some of my time off being idle. Zilch. In The Netherlands there's the concept of niksen (literally a verb that means to do nothing) and it's a lost art I am trying to keep alive. And sure I get the occasional Calvinistic twinge of "I really should be doing something useful" but then I remember... no, this idleness is *exactly* what I'm supposed to be 'doing'. After a few days of that throughout the year I'm recharged and ready for a new stretch of (creative) work. Breaks are important y'all. Listen to the man.
Wisdom well stated.
Amazing insides and so true! Thank you very much for doing these videos. Unfortunately my day job is extremely stressful for the last two years and have very limited free time. I have always to decide : Making music or doing something with the kids...But yeah, situations will change and there will be time to be creative. That is why the video resonates so with me .
I feel that!! Every time I turn around my kids get a year older! Gotta make the most of the time we have with them! My master plan is getting them into synths so I can have my cake and eat it too 😈😜 thanks for watching!
My son learns the bass right now ;-) . So, this is a good plan! @@MidlifeSynthesist
Have a nice break. PS: My favorite Michael Jordan quote was about him wanting to finally get a beer belly after quitting sports.
Great video! I feel the same way about making music and being bored! I love being bored and making music and I also love being productive and making bangers and you just can't have it all at once lol unfortunately I don't think my Hi-Fi Humanoid music will ever be considered successful and that's ok. I have a day job and a wonderful wife and kids and that's what I'm most proud of and happy with. Wish I could win the lotto and hang out with them all day, everyday and while also droning out my synths hah
This is all true. Life matters most. If you find yourself bored or uninspired, and unable to create then just stop, do something else. Go for a walk with your family, see the sea, fly a kite, play some video games or try a different creative outlet like painting. It’s all good for the soul, and too much of one thing isn’t. Finding being content with what you create is essential, and to look at or listen to that thing after the process is complete and find yourself slightly unhappy with a detail here or there, or wishing you’d done something a little different, it’s good, that’s the point! You can’t grow if you don’t test your boundaries and reach a little further.
Are you enjoying the mpc x se? The workflow and all the functions? I would love to see a video about it in the future✌️ thank you, peace
Wise words 👏👏👏
❤️🙌🏻thanks for watching my friend🙌🏻
I do music to make a break from life 😅 i can’t feel you, my wife and my kids, they tell me when it is enough 😂 i feel lucky how it is, don’t chase the imagination, be a part of your life ✊🏻 greetings
i took a year off. i stopped following music news. unsubed from music channels and just let myself live. i came back full of ideas! i highly recommend people allow their brains to wander down different roads.
100%!👆🏻👆🏻
Good that someone out there can stop. I can't... 😅
Yeah
If you ain't creating what you love and what resonates with you, then you're doing it "wrong"
PEACE
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Yes, yes it is 😅. Creation is not the issue, consumerism is the issue. Its a result of over capitalism and consumerism. Your value equal to your productivity, which is wrong and toxic.
I'm glad Mozart didn't take your advice. LOL. I know what you're saying but I think it depends on the artist. The greats didn't take breaks.
Didn't Ferris Bueller say the same thing like 34 years ago???
Lol, maybe? I don’t know, I haven’t watched the movie🫣
Dust in the Air...
Gotta watch out for copyright🤣