so i& #39;ve not really posted here for a long while, i& #39;ve been evaluating what it is i really enjoy about making art because for a long while it hasn& #39;t really sparked as much joy as it used to so here& #39;s a fun thread on my findings!

i like many others got caught in a trap of looking at numbers on social media, by doing this i ended up making art that i thought other people wanted to see vs what i wanted to see. while i enjoyed it to an extent, it still wasn& #39;t as satisfying as i know it could be - i burnt out

i also felt pressured to produce content just for the sake of it, i& #39;d often think & #39;oh i haven& #39;t posted anything in 2 weeks, that& #39;s bad I need to make something& #39; which also very much contributed to this burn out. i wanted things to be different going forward!

i spent a few weeks only doing things i wanted to do - i tried out some new hobbies, played video games, lounged around with my partner and didn& #39;t give social media a single thought. it was like unhooking a parasite from my brain (if you& #39;ll excuse how dramatic that sounds haha)

i started making art again once my brain mellowed out, and i feel so much better for it. so going forward i might post a bit less but you can at least know anything i make was made because i truly 100% wanted to make it https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken">